Kit's Indian Summer is a story filled with excitement and danger during the turbulent times of the 1852 Gold Rush on the remote Klamath River in Northern California. All told through the eyes of one brave girl.
Eleven-year-old Kit’s mother dies, and her world turned upside down. She’s sent to live with her aunt until her father returns from the Sacramento gold fields. Although Kit’s not been abandoned, she feels alone.
If only her father would come back home.
When he finally returns, she is even more devastated. He’s headed off to a new gold field up north in the Klamath wilderness. She’ll have to stay with her strict aunt and cruel cousins for another six months.
Desperate to escape this fate, Kit impulsively devises a plan that will change her life forever. And thrusts her into an adventure of a lifetime.
Based on historical written accounts and hours of research, this little-known piece of history is riveting, fast paced, and pulls at the heartstrings.
Parents and educators:
Kit’s Indian Summer teaches important lessons from history. It:
* tackles important life lessons.
* is perfect for 4th- 6th grade classrooms.
* makes learning about history fun.
* teaches age-appropriate problem solving.
* is fast paced & exciting.
* is age appropriate and family friendly.
An inspiration book of tenacious survival and the strength of the human spirit.
For kids 8-12+
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
S.D. Brown taught elementary, middle grade, high school and junior college for over twenty years, on three continents and in seven schools.
She continues to present workshops and is the owner-curator of the largest, privately owned gem and mineral museum in California. When she’s not working with rocks, she’s working on manuscripts, or doing the dishes.
From the Amazon Best Selling Author of I Escaped the California Camp Fire
