Cariboo Runaway
{{Short description|1976 young adult novel by Sandy Frances Duncan}}
{{Infobox novel
| image = Cariboo Runaway.jpg
| caption = First edition cover (publ. Burns & MacEachern)
| author = Sandy Frances Duncan
| pub_date = 1986
}}
Cariboo Runaway is a young adult novel by Canadian writer Sandy Frances Duncan, published in 1976. Set in the Cariboo region of British Columbia during the Cariboo 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
The main character, 13-year-old Elva T. Parkhurst, discovers that her little brother, Tim, also known as Timothy Parkhurst, may have followed her aboard the famous S.S. Beaver, although this is left ambiguous. Elva is outraged but soon comes to accept Tim's choice because she starts to rely on his presence. Together, they face many obstacles and dangers, and discover that their father is in jail. It is up to the children to free their father.
{{Cite web
| title = The Cariboo Runaway
| accessdate = 2013-04-07
| url = http://nides.bc.ca/Assignments/goldrush/1.htm
| title = Pacific Edge Publishing: Cariboo Runaway and teacher's guide, by Sandy Frances Duncan
| work = The Old Schoolhouse Magazine - Homeschool Product Reviews
| accessdate = 2013-04-07
| url = http://thehomeschoolmagazine.com/Homeschool_Reviews/reviews.php?rid=829
}}
The novel is frequently taught in elementary school units on the Gold Rush.{{Cite web
| title = Examining Cause and Effect: The Impact of the Gold Rush on BC's Aboriginal Population: An Adapted Lesson Intended for Grade 5
| accessdate = 2013-04-07
| url = http://records.viu.ca/www/discover/educate/smithn/lessons/grade5/cmcg5lp1.htm
}}
References
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{{Portal|Children and Young Adult Literature}}
Category:Canadian young adult novels
Category:Novels set in British Columbia
Category:Novels set in the 1860s
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