|aNew York : |bAtheneum Books for Young Readers, |cc2010.
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|a234 p. : |bchiefly ill. ; |c21 cm.
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|aAges 12 & up.
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|aTara is forced to move in with her cousins after her house burns down. She faces a difficult adjustment while her mother is away trying to earn money. Interwoven with this story is that of Tara's ancestors, who in 1859 wereconvinced by a mysterious stranger to put all their money into searching theirproperty for gold.