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When Jem Coulter is caught in a miners' riot, he learns the worst: the Midas mine is no longer producing the gold the town relies on to stay alive. Will, the son of the mine's owner, tells Jem the only way to get the Midas working again is to blast deep into the ground. This means a nearby abandoned mine must be reclaimed for an air shaft.But Jem discovers that Chinese miners, including his friend Wu Shen, are working those old scavenger diggings....
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Twelve-year-old Jem Coulter is on his way to Sacramento with his Pa, Sheriff Coulter. It should be the trip of a lifetime, but something feels wrong. Then, nearing the end of their journey, the stagecoach is held up by highwaymen who ride off with the precious shipment of gold. Why isn't his Pa concerned? Once in Sacramento, Jem, Nathan, and Ellie do some investigation of their own.
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"Twelve-year-old Jem Coulter couldn't be more excited. His sheriff father must escort a prisoner to Sacramento, and he's leaving the ranch in Jem's care. ... However, Jem quickly discovers that being the 'man of the family' for two weeks is not how he imagined it. Everything goes wrong. A wolf threatens the herd, and an injured stranger invades the Coulters' lives. Then Jem's horse goes missing, along with Pa's good rifle ... Jem won't let his father...
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