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Silver Dollar Girl

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Ever since her father headed west to mine for silver in Colorado, motherless twelve-year-old Valentine "Vallie" Harper has lived with her relatives in Pennsylvania. Her aunt is sympathetic, but her uncle resents her and her cousin plays mean pranks on her. Disguising herself as a boy and taking the money her father left for her, Vallie sets out for Colorado with the intention of finding her father. But many obstacles stand in her way, and it will take all her courage and determination to complete the journey and begin the long search for her father. I highly reccomend this novel to fans of historical fiction.

This is just a great adventure, especially for girls who are not "girly girls," as my daughter says. My daughter is 9 and loved this book. We both learned more about the time period and the Silver Rush, but the information was blended seamlessly with the story.

i had read this book when i was still in middle school. this book is what started my passion for reading. it's about a girl who just wants to be with her father so she sets out to find him.its set back in the odd west and women could not travil alone so she comes up with a plan to become a boy.its an adventure that you would not want to miss.