Treasure of the World
  • Published: 18 April 2022
  • ISBN: 9780525516989
  • Imprint: Putnam
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 416
  • RRP: $27.99

Treasure of the World

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18 Apr 2022
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18 May 2021
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A young girl must find a way to help her family survive in a desolate and impoverished Bolivian silver mining community in this eye-opening tale of resilience. Now in paperback.

A young girl must find a way to help her family survive in a desolate and impoverished Bolivian silver mining community in this eye-opening tale of resilience.

Twelve-year-old Ana wants nothing more than to escape the future set for her and her classmates in her small mining village. Boys her age are beginning to leave school to become silver miners and girls her age are destined to one day be the wives of miners. But when her often ill eleven-year-old brother is forced by their demanding father to start work in the mines, Ana gives up her dreams of school to volunteer in his place. The world of silver mining though is dark and dangerous and the men who work there don't want a girl in their way. Ana must find the courage to not only survive but save her family after the worst happens and a mining accident kills her father and leaves her brother missing.
  • Published: 18 April 2022
  • ISBN: 9780525516989
  • Imprint: Putnam
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 416
  • RRP: $27.99
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Praise for Treasure of the World

Praise for Treasure of the World:

* “Rich with memorable characters and streaks of brilliant writing, as in the author’s previous works, Ana’s story takes readers on an arduous and ultimately rewarding journey that illuminates a fraction of the human toll behind the profit-driven pursuits of a materialistic world. Heartbreakingly splendid.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
 
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* "In crisp, accessible prose, Sullivan draws readers into a most compelling story of survival under unspeakable hardship, bravery, and teamwork . . . Absorbing and important." —Booklist, starred review
 
* "[A] heart-wrenching survival tale." —Publishers Weekly, starred review