The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
Published: June 7, 2002
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780330398329
Subjects: Historical fiction; Children: Grades 4-6
First sentence: "Mama," I said, "that gold you claimed is lying in the fields around here must be hidden by all the lizards, dead leaves, and mule droppings, for I can't see a thing worth picking up and taking home."