Twenty-dollar reward

Título
Twenty-dollar reward

Jo. Shawyer

Resumen
On her 12th birthday, Sarah Simmons decides she must find out why her birth mother abandoned her on the steps of the Collins' home 12 years earlier. With just the basket she was left in and some baby clothes as clues. Sarah and her cousin, James, try to unravel the mystery of her past. The story is set in London Township, Ontario, in 1870, and based on the actual abandonment of a baby on the doorstep of Edward Collins' home in 1858, as recorded in the minutes of a London Township Council meeting.

Fecha de publicación como intervalo
2008

Scholastic moving up with literacy place 4-6

Descripción física
75 pages ; 20 cm.

Nota general
Balanced literacy.

Término de la materia
Reading materials.
 
Orphans -- Fiction

Síntesis
On her 12th birthday, Sarah Simmons decides she must find out why her birth mother abandoned her on the steps of the Collins' home 12 years earlier. With just the basket she was left in and some baby clothes as clues. Sarah and her cousin, James, try to unravel the mystery of her past. The story is set in London Township, Ontario, in 1870, and based on the actual abandonment of a baby on the doorstep of Edward Collins' home in 1858, as recorded in the minutes of a London Township Council meeting.

ISBN
9780779177448

Información de publicación
Markham, ON : Scholastic Canada Ltd., 2008.


BibliotecaSignatura topográficaTipo de materialCódigo de barras del documentoEstado
KameyosekGR SHA LEVEL U/VBook30239000180045Guided Reading