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Letters from the Corrugated Castle: A Novel of Gold Rush California, 1850-1852
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Letters from the Corrugated Castle: A Novel of Gold Rush California, 1850-1852 Hardback - 2007

by Joan W. Blos

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A Newbery Medalist ("A Gathering of Days") turns her talents to a tale about the Gold Rush in this novel of a young girl who moves with her aunt and uncle from New England to start a new life in the young city of San Francisco. Illustrated with period photos.

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Dear Cousin Sallie,
I begin with words I never thought to write:
I am not an orphan!

Thirteen-year-old Eldora has always believed that her mother died when she was very little, and for nine years she has lived with people that she calls Aunt and Uncle. The year is 1850, and all three have exchanged their quiet lives in New Bedford, Massachusetts, for new ones in San Francisco, the rapidly growing city that is the heart of the California Gold Rush. Shortly after their arrival, they receive a letter from an unknown woman who believes she is Eldora's mother. She is eager to meet her long-lost daughter, and a visit is arranged. As Eldora deals with her conflicting feelings about this news, she must also adjust to the challenges -- and dangers -- of living in a brash and growing city. She finds herself teaching English to two Mexicano children and beginning to learn Spanish, and an unlikely friendship with a boy named Luke introduces her to the hard, sometimes humorous, and often violent world of the mining camps. Every day seems to bring something different and new to consider. But can Eldora discover where -- and to whom -- she belongs?

Told in letters that ring with the voice of the times, Letters from the Corrugated Castle is an intriguing adventure set in a fascinating time in California's history -- a worthy conclusion to the geographical trilogy begun with A Gathering of Days, winner of the Newbery Medal, and Brothers of the Heart.

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  • Title Letters from the Corrugated Castle: A Novel of Gold Rush California, 1850-1852
  • Author Joan W. Blos
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Atheneum Books for Young Readers, New York
  • Publication date May 8, 2007
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Dust Cover, Glossary, Illustrated, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780689870774 / 0689870779
  • Weight 1.03 lbs (0.47 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.31 x 6.21 x 0.95 in (21.11 x 15.77 x 2.41 cm)
  • Age range 10 to 14 years
  • Grade levels 5 - 9
  • Reading level 1000
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Chronological Period: 1851-1899
    • Cultural Region: Northern California
    • Cultural Region: Western U.S.
    • Cultural Region: West Coast
    • Ethnic Orientation: Hispanic
    • Ethnic Orientation: Latino
    • Geographic Orientation: California
    • Locality: San Francisco, California
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
  • Library of Congress subjects Mothers and daughters, Gold mines and mining
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2007002673
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • Booklist, 04/15/2007, Page 52
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 07/01/2007, Page 452
  • Horn Book Magazine, 05/01/2007, Page 278
  • Kirkus Review - Children, 04/15/2007, Page 386
  • Kliatt, 05/01/2007, Page 6
  • Publishers Weekly, 05/28/2007, Page 63
  • School Library Journal, 06/01/2007, Page 140
  • Voice of Youth Advocates, 08/01/2007, Page 235

About the author

Joan Winsor Blos was a writer, teacher and advocate for children's literacy.
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