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Gr 4–7—For brothers Ollie and Gus, "nowhere" is Gatchett's Gulch, a remote, distressed mining camp in 1893 Colorado. Ollie, 13, believes their only hope is prospecting his own silver mine and striking it rich: he'd be able to move Gus, 11, and his mother to a better life. Ollie isn't deterred even though he's a kid who can't read or write, and mine owner Elijah Gatchett illegally controls all prospecting in the area. Ollie's fortunes shift when Bertram Blake, a geologist and teacher at th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More