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Gold Dreams
Heather Whelan
Gold Dreams is book three in Heather Whelan’s New Zealand pioneer adventure series. It follows Jim and Sally’s adventures during the Coromandel gold rush, set in 1867.
It’s 1867 and gold has just been discovered on the Coromandel Peninsula. Seventeen-year-old Jim has finished with his surveying work and is heading for the goldfields. he bumps into his little sister’s friend Sally on the docks in Auckland, disguised as a boy. She has run away from her new school and is determined to have an adventure before going home to her parents. Jim’s plan fills her head with dreams of gold, and she convinces him to take her along to the goldfield. Will Sally’s disguise hold up and will they find any gold?
Gold Dreams follows on from Lost and Timepiece, as the third book in Heather Whelan’s New Zealand pioneer adventure series.
Where to buy
Available from Wheelers, or direct from the author by email: heatherwhelan2@gmail.com
Gold Dreams
Heather Whelan
Gold Dreams is book three in Heather Whelan’s New Zealand pioneer adventure series. It follows Jim and Sally’s adventures during the Coromandel gold rush, set in 1867.
It’s 1867 and gold has just been discovered on the Coromandel Peninsula. Seventeen-year-old Jim has finished with his surveying work and is heading for the goldfields. he bumps into his little sister’s friend Sally on the docks in Auckland, disguised as a boy. She has run away from her new school and is determined to have an adventure before going home to her parents. Jim’s plan fills her head with dreams of gold, and she convinces him to take her along to the goldfield. Will Sally’s disguise hold up and will they find any gold?
Gold Dreams follows on from Lost and Timepiece, as the third book in Heather Whelan’s New Zealand pioneer adventure series.
Where to buy
Available from Wheelers, or direct from the author by email: heatherwhelan2@gmail.com