Winnie hates her new house. She hates her new neighborhood. And she hates her new school. Schallenberger Elementary? Who could even pronounce that, let alone spell it? And why was this Schallenberger guy important enough to name a school after him? Then, as she’s digging through moving boxes, Winnie comes across a journal that contains the story of Moses Schallenberger – – and his cat, Biggs. Soon, she finds herself devouring their harrowing 1844-45 westward expedition to California in covered wagons and their stranded winter in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. She’s also trying to solve a family mystery about an heirloomed bracelet from the Gold Rush! Will Winnie come to realize the importance of her school’s namesake? And will she uncover the truth about her great-great-grandma Winnifred in the process?
Table of Content
1. New Girl . . . 1
2. Sold Sign . . . 11
3. Biggs the Cat . . . 17
4. Lucy . . . 27
5. Lucky Charm . . . 35
6. Delicacies . . . 45
7. Quarantined . . . 59
8. Walter the Wolf . . . 69
9. Mr. Cox the Cat Nabber . . . 79
10. Christmas Miracle . . . 89
11. Gigi . . . 97
12. January Literature . . . 107
13. Best Friends . . . 117
14. Rescued at Last . . . 123
15. The New Boy . . . 131
16. Fun Facts . . . 139
About the author
Leslie Grubb is a fourth-generation Californian, who has an innate interest in the state’s history due to her family’s roots there. Her maternal great-great-grandfathers were an Anaheim orange grove farmer and a Southern California postmaster in the early twentieth century.Leslie received a B.A. in psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a multi-subject education credential from San Jose State University. She is a retired elementary and middle school teacher who lives with her husband and golden retriever in San Diego, where they raised their five children.
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