Leaving Eldorado

by Joann Mazzio

Book Overview

Maude must fend for herself in the mining town of Eldorado, New Mexico, after her mother dies and her father's "gold fever" inspires him to take off for the Yukon. Her strong desire to leave the frontier town and become an artist makes her take a job in a boarding house. But young women on their own with no money in the 1890s are not only frowned upon, they are looked at with scorn and suspicion. For Maude, whose strong will tends to get her in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0544336135
• ISBN13: 9780544336131
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 13 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Young girl's lessons of life on her own in 1800's.

This is a wonderful young adult book. I especiallly liked the fact that the protaganist is female. This book is full of humor, as the young girl left alone learns many lessons about life in a small gold mining town.