Hard Gold: The Colorado Gold Rush of 1859: A Tale of the Old West
by Avi
Early Whitcomb's family needs a miracle. Their Iowa farm has been in the family for... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
Year Published 2008
Word Count 35,078
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 740L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 125659, 5.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
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