Title: The hidden gold
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"--
Subjects: French Americans, Riddles, Steamboats, JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories, Fiction, Mystery and detective stories, Friendship, History, Juvenile fiction, Children's fiction, Friendship, fiction, Mississippi, fiction
Places: Mississippi River
Time periods: 19th century