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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Tate, Nikki, 1962–
Jo’s journey / Nikki Tate.
(Orca young readers)
ISBN 1-55143-536-5
1. Cariboo (B.C. : Regional district)—Gold discoveries—Juvenile fiction.
I. Title. II. Series.
PS8589.A8735J64 2006 jC813’.54 C2006-901017-X
First published in the United States: 2006
Library of Congress Control Number: 2006922288
Summary: Fourteen-year-old Jo is determined to
follow her dream of finding gold in the Cariboo.
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