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Jasper and the riddle of Riley's mine

"Hoping to strike it rich, eleven-year-old Jasper and his older brother Melvin set out on a treacherous journey to Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush"--

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Main Author:	Rose, Caroline Starr (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2017]
Subjects:	Adventure stories > Juvenile. Brothers > Juvenile fiction. Runaway children > Juvenile fiction. Gold mines and mining > Juvenile fiction. Fathers and sons > Juvenile fiction. Klondike River Valley (Yukon) > Juvenile fiction. Alaska > History > 19th century > Juvenile fiction. Historical fiction > Juvenile.
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Summary:	"Hoping to strike it rich, eleven-year-old Jasper and his older brother Melvin set out on a treacherous journey to Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush"--
Physical Description:	273 pages : map ; 22 cm
ISBN:	9780399168116 0399168117
Author Notes:	Caroline Starr Rose spent her childhood in the deserts of Saudi Arabia and New Mexico, camping at the Red Sea in one and eating red chile in the other. As a girl she danced ballet, raced through books, composed poetry on an ancient typewriter, and put on magic shows in a homemade cape. She's taught both social studies and English in New Mexico, Florida, Virginia, and Louisiana. In her classroom, she worked to instill in her students a passion for books, an enthusiasm to experiment with words, and a curiosity about the past. She is the author of the critically acclaimed novels in verse May B. and Blue Birds . Caroline lives in New Mexico with her husband and two sons.