Title: By The Great Horn Spoon
Description: For fans of the I Survived series, this classic rollicking adventure about the California Gold Rush and one determined twelve-year-old has sold nearly a million copies!



When Jack's aunt is forced to sell her beloved mansion but is still unable to raise enough money to pay her debts, the twelve-year-old goes to California in search of gold to help her. Joined by his trusty butler, Praiseworthy, Jack finds adventure and trouble at every turn. Will Jack strike gold in San Francisco or come home empty-handed?
Subjects: Children's literature, historical fiction, adventure, comedy, Western, gold rush, California, friendship, family, courage, determination, Juvenile fiction, Gold discoveries, Gold mines and mining, Spanish language materials, Materiales en Español, Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse, Découvertes d'or, Or, Mines et extraction, Descubrimientos de oro, Novela juvenil, Minas de oro, Humorous stories, Orphans, Fiction, History, Children's fiction, California, fiction, Stowaways, Specimens, Braille books, Fiction, general
Places: California, Callao, Boston
People: Jack and Praiseworthy
Time periods: 1849