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I Escaped The Gold Rush Fever: A California Gold Rush Survival Story
The I Escaped The World's Favorite New Escapes. Survival Stories For Today's Generation
Bestselling authors SD Brown and Scott Peters tackle the 1852 Klamath River Conflict in this gripping account of the 1852 Klamath River Conflict for modern young readers.It’s 1852, and California’s Gold Rush is in full swing. Tempers are flaring along the mighty Klamath River, where men are wild with gold-rush fever. 14-year-old Hudson treads carefully amongst them, desperate to find her long-lost father. She can only pray that he’ll take her in. A battle erupts between miners and local tribespeople, trapping Hudson in the crossfire. She is no fighter; she’s just a runaway kid from San Francisco in need of a family. But her inner strength is sorely tested when her newfound father is attacked and wounded. Hudson can’t bear to lose the only parent she’s ever known. She helps him into a dugout canoe, setting the stage for a dramatic rescue.
This is the 11th children's book in the I Escaped Series about brave girls and boys who face real-world challenges and find ways to escape disaster.
In 1852, the Klamath River Conflict erupted in the Wild West, a stark episode in American history. This conflict highlights the intense confrontations between Native American tribes and settlers, emblematic of the era's deep-rooted tensions and struggles for control. It highlights the resilience of the indigenous people, who faced significant challenges, while acknowledging the complex circumstances faced by all parties involved in this tumultuous period.
Ideal for kids fascinated by survival stories and nature, this book delves into the unexpected dangers lurking in everyday life. Readers will experience the resourcefulness and bravery needed to face a sudden crisis. It's packed with educational insights about wildlife, safety measures, and problem-solving skills, engaging young minds with practical knowledge for real-world situations.
Great for kids book clubs and classrooms--a study guide is available at
• a special section on facts about California’s Gold Rush Fever that's sure to satisfy curious minds.
• black and white pictures bring every chapter to life
• includes a fun gold-panning activity to do at home or in a classroom
Flesch Reading 85.6
Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level 3.2
An important, relevant read about bravery, kindness, and courage.
"a must for every reading list"
The I Escaped The World's Favorite New Escapes. Survival Stories For Today's Generation
Bestselling authors SD Brown and Scott Peters tackle the 1852 Klamath River Conflict in this gripping account of the 1852 Klamath River Conflict for modern young readers.It’s 1852, and California’s Gold Rush is in full swing. Tempers are flaring along the mighty Klamath River, where men are wild with gold-rush fever. 14-year-old Hudson treads carefully amongst them, desperate to find her long-lost father. She can only pray that he’ll take her in. A battle erupts between miners and local tribespeople, trapping Hudson in the crossfire. She is no fighter; she’s just a runaway kid from San Francisco in need of a family. But her inner strength is sorely tested when her newfound father is attacked and wounded. Hudson can’t bear to lose the only parent she’s ever known. She helps him into a dugout canoe, setting the stage for a dramatic rescue.
This is the 11th children's book in the I Escaped Series about brave girls and boys who face real-world challenges and find ways to escape disaster.
In 1852, the Klamath River Conflict erupted in the Wild West, a stark episode in American history. This conflict highlights the intense confrontations between Native American tribes and settlers, emblematic of the era's deep-rooted tensions and struggles for control. It highlights the resilience of the indigenous people, who faced significant challenges, while acknowledging the complex circumstances faced by all parties involved in this tumultuous period.
Ideal for kids fascinated by survival stories and nature, this book delves into the unexpected dangers lurking in everyday life. Readers will experience the resourcefulness and bravery needed to face a sudden crisis. It's packed with educational insights about wildlife, safety measures, and problem-solving skills, engaging young minds with practical knowledge for real-world situations.
Great for kids book clubs and classrooms--a study guide is available at
• a special section on facts about California’s Gold Rush Fever that's sure to satisfy curious minds.
• black and white pictures bring every chapter to life
• includes a fun gold-panning activity to do at home or in a classroom
Flesch Reading 85.6
Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level 3.2
An important, relevant read about bravery, kindness, and courage.
"a must for every reading list"
The I Escaped The World's Favorite New Escapes. Survival Stories For Today's Generation
118 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 2, 2022
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August 9, 2023
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June 1, 2022
Given the title, I expected I ESCAPED THE GOLD RUSH FEVER to be a book told in first person. On the contrary, we are given a third-person narrative. Our protagonist is a fiesty 14-year-old, Amelia Hudson "Hud" Taylor, who disguises herself as a boy to embark on an adventure to find her estranged father. She does, along with a heap of adventure, danger, and even a bit of potential romance in the face of a brave Indian boy. The story is an easy read, well written and accompanied by a variety of fine drawings of different styles. Personally, I think it's a bit violent for very young readers, but older teens might like it. Certainly Hudson's spunk and courage is admirable and exemplary, and the ending does a fair job of bringing forgiveness and redemption into the picture, but I would have liked to have delved a bit deeper into the protagonist's character development--I was shocked to find Hudson physically (but strangely not very emotionally) scarred by her San Fran days, and curious that her devotion to her father was rather single-minded (she never blamed him for her troubles, which would have been understandable regardless of all the blind love she held for him). Overall, this is a short, smart, brisk story about a young girl's escapades and adventures during the California gold rush and a cautionary tale about the twisted influence of greed on mankind.
3.5 stars, rounded to 4.
3.5 stars, rounded to 4.
May 28, 2022
Ten year old girls will love Amelia Hudson Taylor, or Hud, as she wants to be known. Hud is nearly fifteen. Feisty and clever, she has disguised herself as a boy in order to try and find her gold prospector father. She can't stand life with her abusive and rigidly strict Aunt Gertrude for another minute. Somehow or other – we're not told how – is that another book? - Hud has successfully navigated her way from San Francisco to the Klamath River, the heart of the 1852 California gold rush. There she finds her long lost father panning for gold along with more than a hundred other men.
Her father somewhat reluctantly takes her in and puts her to work. But the mining camp is split between the decent men and those whom gold lust has made mad. On Hud's very first day she's attacked by an older boy, a real bully. She escapes from him, but not before she's witness to a horrific scene of murder and mayhem. This is just the start of her perilous adventures. But she finds an ally in Ned, a Karuk boy who is inexplicably fluent in English.
Whilst the title suggests that this will be a first person narrative, the story is told in the third person, which allows the author to change the point of view from time to time. It starts with a gripping scene, then steps back five days to begin the real story. The book is tightly plotted; there's almost no break in the action.
Amelia Hudson Taylor is a fully developed character, exhibiting fear and anxiety, as well as courage and bravado. However, there is a lot of violence for a mid-grade book and I'm not sure I'd recommend it to my ten year old granddaughter despite the appeal of the enterprising Hud.
Her father somewhat reluctantly takes her in and puts her to work. But the mining camp is split between the decent men and those whom gold lust has made mad. On Hud's very first day she's attacked by an older boy, a real bully. She escapes from him, but not before she's witness to a horrific scene of murder and mayhem. This is just the start of her perilous adventures. But she finds an ally in Ned, a Karuk boy who is inexplicably fluent in English.
Whilst the title suggests that this will be a first person narrative, the story is told in the third person, which allows the author to change the point of view from time to time. It starts with a gripping scene, then steps back five days to begin the real story. The book is tightly plotted; there's almost no break in the action.
Amelia Hudson Taylor is a fully developed character, exhibiting fear and anxiety, as well as courage and bravado. However, there is a lot of violence for a mid-grade book and I'm not sure I'd recommend it to my ten year old granddaughter despite the appeal of the enterprising Hud.
July 18, 2022
It’s 1852, and 14-year-old Hudson runs away from her domineering aunt in San Francisco to go in search of her father. She finds him along the Klamath River, where tempers among the California’s Gold Rush miners and the indigenous people are running high. When anger erupts into murder in an incident based on what is known as the Klamath River Conflict, Hudson finds herself trying to save herself and her wounded father. This fast-paced book 11th in the I Escaped Series, is filled with action and sure to be a hit with fans of the I Survived Series, reluctant readers, and readers with short attention spans. A back section has facts about the California Gold Rush.
May 24, 2022
The authors are to be praised for so vividly recreating the setting of the Old West, paying keen attention to every detail. They set the story so that it's easy to immediately bond with the main character of Hud, rooting her on as she tries first to find her father, then to win his love and trust. It's a perfect book for middle-graders, detailed enough to keep their attention but also very fast moving with a satisfying ending.
May 17, 2022
I loved this book, the voice you had for Hudson was wonderful. I could feel myself in your setting and that is important in a book. I also thought having an activity in last pages is good for those who are in education. I could see a class read the book and then do the activity in the back of the book.
July 24, 2024
My students love the I Escaped series, and this thrilling tale of Amelia 'Hud' Taylor during the Gold Rush is no exception. Packed with adventure, danger, and historical insights, it's a must-read.
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