<DIV><P class=tagline style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I>The latest in the critically acclaimed, authentically detailed series transports readers back to the California Gold Rush.</I></P><P class=Maintext style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </P><P class=Maintext style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in">When Xavier, Xanthe, Nina, and Rowan are sent after a time-travel runaway to the California Gold Rush, they're faced with some of their toughest challenges yet: testy gunslingers, greedy prospectors, and worse, a society that doesn't treat all of its members equally. But if they work together as a team, they can find their missing time traveler and, in the process, uncover the dangerous secret behind the Owatannauk Hotel's time-bending powers.</P><P class=Maintext style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in"> </P><P class=Maintext style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in">Full of Wild West adventure, the latest entry in Maiya Williams's series also offers readers a thought-provoking portrait of a time that was even more complex and colorful than most may realize.</P><P class=BasicParagraph style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-hyphenate: none"> </P><P class=BasicParagraph style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-hyphenate: none">Awards and praise for the trilogy</P><P class=BasicParagraph style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-hyphenate: none"><I></I> </P><P class=BasicParagraph style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-hyphenate: none">A Book Sense Pick</P><P class=BasicParagraph style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-hyphenate: none">International Reading Association Fiction Award</P><P class=BasicParagraph style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-hyphenate: none">Southern California Booksellers Association Children's Book Prize</P><P class=BasicParagraph style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-hyphenate: none"><I></I> </P><P class=BasicParagraph style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-hyphenate: none">?Fun . . . for all lovers of fantasy, and the diversity is welcome.” ?<I>Detroit News and Free Press</I></P><P class=BasicParagraph style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-hyphenate: none"><I></I> </P><P class=BasicParagraph style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-hyphenate: none">?One of the few fantasies with any African American characters . . .” ?<I>Booklist</I></P><P class=BasicParagraph style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-hyphenate: none"><I></I> </P><P class=BasicParagraph style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-hyphenate: none">?Fills the gap between Harry Potter and <I>A Series of Unfortunate Events</I>.” ?<I>Time Out New York Kids</I></P><P class=BasicParagraph style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-hyphenate: none"><I></I> </P>?It's refreshing to have African American teens as main characters without their race being a main theme of the book . . .” ?<I>VOYA, 4Q 4P</I></DIV>