A fast-paced, interactive adventure series for kids, featuring death-defying moments in history. This time featuring the Gold Rush!

Gold! It's 1849 in San Francisco, and eleven-year-old Clara is struggling to keep her uncle’s boardinghouse running after he mysteriously disappears. When she uncovers clues tied to stolen claims and dangerous men controlling the goldfields, Clara and her friend Jin head into the heart of Gold Rush country to uncover the truth—and change California's fate forever.

Along the way, readers must make decisions that shape the story’s outcome: sneak aboard ships, explore mining camps, avoid grizzly bears, uncover forged documents, and survive the dangers of a lawless frontier.

Packed with multiple endings, historical detail, and fascinating nonfiction back matter, Decide & Survive: The California Gold Rush turns American history into an immersive interactive adventure.