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Gr 3-6 Mining for gold in 1890s Cripple Creek, CO, is dangerous, yet it's the way of life for the frontier families who call it home. When 10-year-old Mary McHugh's father loses his leg in a mining accident, their peaceful existence is destroyed. The once-jovial man becomes sullen and depressed when he can no longer support his family, and Mary's mother grapples with trying to make ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

When Mary's cheerful, loving father loses a leg in an accident at the gold mine, he is despondent: no more jokes, rousing evenings at the piano, or artful whittling of the figurines he calls "Reminders" of the good times in their lives. Mary's strong, down-to-earth mother does her best, taking in other miners' laundry and refusing to give in to despair. But it's Mary who rescues the situation, proving to her father that he ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Mary's father is despondent after losing his leg in a mining accident. Her mother does her best, taking in laundry an...Log In or Sign Up to Read More