Staking a Claim

By: Laurence Yep;

Language: English / Arabic

Quality: Like New

Genre: Action and adventure, Children Books, Historical fiction,

ISBN: 9780545530828

SKU: BESIA900058

Pages: 213

Description: Newbery Honor author Laurence Yep's incredible Journal of Wong Ming-Chung is now in paperback with a stunning repackaging! In 1852, during the height of the California Gold Rush, ten-year-old Wong makes the dangerous trip to America to live with his uncle. Wong joins his uncle and countless others in the effort to strike it rich on the great "Golden Mountain." Unfortunately, he, and most of the rest of the dreamers soon discover that there's no such thing as a Golden Mountain, only dirt, mud, and occasionally tiny flecks of gold dust. However, someone as clever and resourceful as Wong will have to find other ingenious ways of making money if they're going to make it in America.