Diamond fever a true crime story in the Wild West

"A fun, high-stakes nonfiction middle grade adventure novel about the Great Diamond Hoax of 1872, by award-winning author Steve Sheinkin -- featuring spot art and comic interstitials throughout"-- Provided by publisher.

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Main Author: Sheinkin, Steve (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2026.
Edition:First edition.
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Summary:"A fun, high-stakes nonfiction middle grade adventure novel about the Great Diamond Hoax of 1872, by award-winning author Steve Sheinkin -- featuring spot art and comic interstitials throughout"-- Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:243 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Audience:Ages 8-12
Grades 4-6
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-233) and index.
ISBN:9781250265746
1250265746
Author Notes:

Steve Sheinkin is an acclaimed author whose accolades include a Newbery Honor, three Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, a Sibert Medal and honor, and three National Book Award finalist honors. His fast-paced, cinematic nonfiction histories include Impossible Escape , Fallout , Undefeated , Born to Fly , The Port Chicago 50 , and Bomb . Sheinkin lives in Saratoga Springs, New York, with his wife and two children.

Jon Chad lives in Vermont with his wife and daughter. He is the illustrator of Science Comics: Solar System , and the author of Leo Geo , Science Comics: Volcanoes , Science Comics: The Periodic Table of Elements , and Pinball: A Graphic History of the Silver Ball . Jon's graphic novel series, The Solvers , uses comics, and superhero action, to teach mathematics to young readers. His art is also featured in Steve Sheinkin's Diamond Fever .