Larson, Hope.

Mercury / Hope Larson. - New York ; Toronto : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2010. - 234 p. : chiefly ill. ; 21 cm.

After she's forced to move in with her cousins after her house burns down, Tara faces a difficult adjustment while her mother is away trying to earn money. Interwoven with this story is that of Tara's ancestors, who in 1859 were convinced by a mysterious stranger to put all their money into searching their property for gold. ; 12 up.

Tara is forced to move in with her cousins after her house burns down. She faces a difficult adjustment while her mother is away trying to earn money. Interwoven with this story is that of Tara's ancestors, who in 1859 were convinced by a mysterious stranger to put all their money into searching their property for gold.

012 & up.

Eisner Award

ISBN: 9781416935858 (hardcover) : $19.99 1416935851 (hardcover) : $19.99 9781416935889 (pbk.) 1416935886 (pbk.) 9781416935858 (Cloth) 1416935851 (Cloth)

LCCN: 2009903638

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Cousins--Fiction.
Genealogy--Fiction.
Adjustment (Psychology)--Fiction.
Cartoons and comics.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Comic books, strips, etc.

LC Class. No.: PZ PZ7.7.L37 / Mer 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 741.5973