Destination Gold!

By Julie Lawson

Book Overview

When sixteen-year-old Ned Turner sets off for the Klondike Gold Rush, he's confident that he'll soon be home with enough gold to pay off his widowed mother's debts and make the family rich. Little... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1551431572
• ISBN13: 9781551431574
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.5" x 0.5" x 5.0"
• Age Range: 10 to 15 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 10

Customer Reviews

Bilimptious Book........Must Read!!!!!!!!

The book that i read was Destination Gold! It is about a boy named Ned Turner who travels up to the Klondike. Up there he has a lot of new experiences with a lot of new people. He has a sister named Sarah. She decides to go up there also. There she has tragic events and memorable experiences She meets a girl along the way named Catherine. She is haunted my the nightmare of the day her dad bet her in a poker game and lost. The story is about a young mans journey to persue his dreams of getting gold and happiness for his friends and family. I recommend this book to you because it has a good and interesting plot. It is action-packed, educational, and a very good historical fiction or class-wide reading book.