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Hurst, Carol Otis

In Plain Sight

154 pp. | Houghton/Lorraine | March, 2002 | Trade ISBN 0-618-19699-4 $$15.00
(2) 4-6 Hurst sets an absorbing personal story against an overlooked aspect of history: the families left behind during the Gold Rush. Eleven-year-old Sarah wishes her stern mother were more like her fun-loving father, and she can hardly bear it when he leaves their Massachusetts farm for California. A quick succession of events will keep readers turning the pages. An extraneous ending doesn't detract from the pleasure of seeing through Sarah's eyes.
Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2002

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