| Description |
ix, 162 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Indexed In: |
School Library Journal starred, May 2002 |
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Booklist, May 2002 |
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Bulletin (Center for Children's books), June 2002 |
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Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), August 2002 |
| Summary |
Thirteen-year-old Cesa de Haro's beloved way of life on the beautiful Rancho del Valle de la Madrugada is threatened by Mexico's loss of Upper California to the United States in 1846 and the arrival of gold seekers from the east. |
| Audience |
5.2 |
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5-8 Follett Library Resources |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG RL 4.6 5.0 LARK |
| Subject |
Ranch life -- Fiction.
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Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Fiction.
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California -- Fiction.
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Historical fiction.
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| ISBN |
0385900384 |
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