The White Stallion
Elizabeth Shub
Carried away from her wagon train in Texas in 1845 by the old mare she is riding, a little girl is befriended by a white stallion.
Read Time: ~0.9 hr
The bite of the gold bug
by Barthe DeClements (1992)
About this book
It's 1898, and 12-year-old Bucky, his father, and Uncle Tanner are off to Alaska to prospect for gold. The journey is hard, and they face deadly storms, numbing cold, and a grueling six-hour nonstop trudge up a mountainside with heavy backpacks. Will the journey be worth it in the end?
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreThe bite of the gold bug Lead Character
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