Goldclimbers — Nancy Luenn

Living in a community that creates objects in gold, fifteen-year-old Aracco reluctantly sees no other future for himself but to be a master goldsmith like his father until he is selected to find a way to a legendary city whose streets are paved with gold. Living in a community that creates objects in gold, fifteen-year-old Aracco knows he doesn't want to be a master goldsmith like his father but sees no other future for himself until, when the supply of gold is threatened, he is selected to find a way to a legendary city whose streets are paved with gold