- Cariboo Runaway
"Cariboo Runaway" is a young adult novel by Canadian writer
Sandy Frances Duncan , published in 1976. Set in theCariboo region ofBritish Columbia during theCariboo Gold Rush of 1864, the novel follows Elva Parkhurst, a young girl from Victoria who disguises herself as a boy in order to find her father after he disappears while prospecting in the Cariboo.The novel is frequently taught in
elementary school units on the Gold Rush.External links
* [http://www.nides.bc.ca/assignments/goldrush/1.htm "Cariboo Runaway" teacher's guide]
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