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      Leaving Eldorado

      by Joann Mazzio
      Published
      Apr 1993
      Main Genre
      Horror Horror
      Pages
      176
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      Maude must fend for herself in the mining town of Eldorado, New Mexico, after her mother dies and her father's "gold fever" inspires him to take off for the Yukon. Her strong desire to leave the frontier town and become an artist makes her take a job in a boarding house.But young women on their own with no moneyin the 1890s are not only frowned upon, they are looked at with scorn and suspicion. For Maude, whose strong will tends to get her in trouble, her newlife can seem downright unbearable.Luckily, the fewspecial friendships she doesform help her achieve her dream. "

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      Genres

      Speculative Fiction

      Subgenres

      Horror

      Age Level

      Young Adult / Teens

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      Oct 2014 Harcourt ISBN13 9780544336131 ISBN10 0544336135
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      First Edition Apr 1993 Houghton Mifflin ISBN13 9780395643815 ISBN10 0395643813
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