Riddle in the Mountain [Hardcover]

Daryl Burkhard (Author), Frank Riccio (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

Celtic mythology and the American West combine to create an unusual, well-researched, and fast-paced adventure.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-8–Kathy's family has just moved to Boulder, CO, and within a week she and her older brother, David, are off hunting ghosts with David's new friend Frank. Instead of ghosts, they encounter a goblinesque figure that leaves them with a riddle to solve. When they depart the cave, they find themselves in the Boulder of 1879–a rough, Old West town of miners. To return home, they must solve the riddle, which refers to a key they must find. Kathy is forced to trade her comfortable jeans for one of the awkward dresses girls wore then, and all three are given piles of chores to do in exchange for food and lodging. They meet, and then lose track of, a psychically gifted Cornish miner who apparently possesses the key they seek. This is a respectable historically based fantasy that promises sequels. The three characters are individuals, and the story moves quickly, but its strongest feature by far is its well-researched look at 19th-century Colorado.–Walter Minkel, New York Public Library
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From the Publisher

2006 Independent Publisher Award, winner, Juvenile/YA Fiction
BookSense Children’s Pick, Winter 2005/06
Accelerated Reader selection (Renaissance Learning)

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Nomad Press; 1St Edition edition (June 29, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 096682895X
• ISBN-13: 978-0966828955
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,740,391 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Riddle is a great adventure, November 19, 2005

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Deborah Carstensen (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews
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The Riddle in the Mountain is a great adventure. It calls to mind adventures I would dream up as a kid, lots of mystery and excitement. I love the fact that the protagonist is a girl, brave, smart and resourceful. I also enjoyed going back in time to a real place, with real historical people as characters. She did a great job of researching her material.
It's fun and easy to read.

4.0 out of 5 stars May be a kids book but...., June 11, 2009

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C. Hall (Oakhurst, Ca.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Riddle in the Mountain (Hardcover)

If you are into gold prospecting this is a great story book. Yes it's a childrens book but it takes you back to the times of the gold rush

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, March 27, 2006

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Arlene "Book monster" (Space) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Riddle in the Mountain (Hardcover)

This is a great book that all ages will love.

A girl gets transported to another time with only a riddle to help get herself out.

It teaches history and also tells a story.