Boom town
By: by Sonia Levitin ; illustrated by Cat Bowman Smith.
Contributors: Smith, Cat Bowman, ill.
Publisher: Orchard Books; Scholastic
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Frontier and pioneer life -- California -- Fiction.; California -- History -- 1846-1850 -- Juvenile fiction.; California -- History -- 1846-1850 -- Fiction.
Description: After her family moves to California where her father goes to work in the gold fields, Amanda decides to make her own fortune baking pies and she encourages others to provide the necessary services--from a general store to a school--that enables her town to prosper.