Helpful Score: 1
Sid Fleischman handles his children's stories with panache, humor and understanding. In this historical novel he pairs that enigmatic early California banditto Juaquin Murieta with a very determined young girl.
Helpful Score: 1
Action packed story of Gold Rush times. RL 5.8
Helpful Score: 1
My 7 year-old son loved this book as a read-aloud. Lots of action and interesting dialog. Old-west kind of theme. Quick read.
