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Runaway's gold
Author: Burack, Emilie Christie

Publisher: Amulet Books (2015)

Classification: Fiction
Physical Description: 305 p., map, 21 cm.

BTSB No: 171878

ISBN: 9781419713699

Ages: 8-12

Grades: 3-7

Subjects:
Immigration and emigration -- Fiction
Coins -- Fiction
Scottish Americans -- Fiction
Shetland (Scotland) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
Scotland -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1775-1865 -- Fiction

Price: $6.50

Summary:
The protagonist of this historical novel, which is set in the Shetland Islands and also New York City around 1840, is Christian Robertson, a crofter and son of a crofter (small, struggling tenant farmer). When Christian's brother frames him for the theft of a bag of coins, Christian must leave home and embark on a journey to return the coins and clear his name.

Accelerated Reader Information:
   Interest Level: MG
   Reading Level: 5.50
   Points: 10.0   Quiz: 173716

Reading Counts Information:
   Interest Level: 6-8
   Reading Level: 5.50
   Points: 17.0   Quiz: 65927

Reviews:
   Kirkus Reviews (03/01/15)
   School Library Journal (02/01/15)
   Booklist (04/15/15)

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