In the untouched border wilderness of Nome, Alaska, Jeannie Kelly is not your everyday 1900s young woman. Jeannie lives to survey the next big gold strike, a passion she shares with her father, while she and her brothers follow his lead on their gold claim....

Fool’s Gold is a book with a feel-good tone. It has a simple plot and a happy ending. Ellie, together with her brother Billy, sets out for the Gold Country, hoping to strike it rich in order to save their farm. Ellie’s quest to save...

Gold Nuggets by Lynn Lovegreen is a wonderful tour through the Alaskan wilderness in 1916 and probably much of it is still like that today. Through the eyes of viewpoint characters Charlotte Cooper and Henry Reeves, readers are introduced to an interesting collection of backwoods...