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Ketchum, Liza

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327 pp. | Viking | September, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-0-670-01119-3 $17.99
(3) 4-6 Young Amelia arrives in San Francisco in 1851 with her mother and family friend Estelle. Amelia quickly learns what it takes to get by in a city run by men. From dressing as a boy in order to sell newspapers to taking a harrowing hot-air balloon ride, Amelia's gumption is admirable. Ketchum offers a pleasurable and well-researched glimpse into mid-nineteenth-century America.
Reviewer: Chelsey Philpot

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