Days of Gold

Marianne is 12 and her brother Thomas is 14 when they find themselves alone in Seattle at the beginning of the great 1897 Klondike Gold Rush. With a little food from their family grocery story but with no wilderness experience, they set out for the Yukon to find their prospecting father who hasn't been heard from for more than a year. Will Marianne and Thomas find their father, will they survive the threatening arctic winter, tall mountains, wild rapids, and unscrupulous adults? Fortunately they also encounter kindness and generosity, as well as discovering an unexpected courage and endurance within themselves. Days Of Gold is a superbly written and highly recommended adventure novel for young readers ages 9-14.