The hidden gold
By: Sarah M. Buckey ; [illustrations by Sergio Giovine]
Contributors: Giovine, Sergio, ill
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: A Marie-Grace mystery
Publisher: American Girl
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Middleton, WI
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781593699017; 9781593699024
Subjects: French Americans; Riddles; Steamboats; JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories; Fiction; Mystery and detective stories; Friendship; History
Description: "Marie-Grace can't wait to begin her journey up the Mississippi River with her father. The steamboat they're traveling on is the biggest and fanciest boat Marie-Grace has ever seen. It's crowded with all sorts of interesting passengers, including Wilhelmina Newman, a girl her age. Wilhelmina is traveling alone, and she's carrying a secret in one of her trunks--clues to hidden Gold Rush treasure. Marie-Grace and Wilhelmina have to unravel the clues to find the gold--and they're not the only ones looking for it! An illustrated "Looking Back" essay provides facts about the 1850s"--
Notes: "American Girl mysteries."