Rescue in Poverty Gulch (#1) : Ruby and Maud
(Book)

"Ruby Mae Oliver and her donkey, Maude, are best friends. When Ruby and her Pa are stranded in Cripple Creek, Maude and Ruby's carefree life changes. Pa has decided Ruby must go to school and that she needs "a proper upbringing". The hilarious antics of Maude, a menacing figure set on kidnapping Maude, and the historic backdrop of the destructive Cripple Creek fires of 1896 make for a rousing good read"--Jacket.

"Rescue in Poverty Gulch transports the reader to 1896 Cripple Creek, Colorado, where gold was in the hills and the town was booming. Ruby May Oliver and her donkey, Maude, are happy with things just the way they are, traveling with Pa to mining camps to sell candlesticks to miners. However, life changes drastically when Ruby and her Pa are stranded in Cripple Creek. Spending days in a schoolhouse when she already knows her numbers and how to read, doesnt́ strike Ruby as the best use of her time. To make things worse, Pa decides Ruby needs a ṕroper upbringing.́ The hilarious antics of Maude, a menacing figure set on kidnapping Maude, and the historic backdrop of the destructive Cripple Creek fires of 1896 make for an exciting page-turning read." -- publisher's website.

Ages 8 and up.