OLDER FICTION
McKernan, Victoria

Son of Fortune

(3) YA Sixteen-year-old Aiden survived the perilous trip across the prairies in The Devil's Paintbox and is now in Gold Rush–era San Francisco. After being on a ship only once before, a stroke of luck finds him the owner of a trading ship. Adventure, excitement, and intricately detailed history make up this portrait of a boy fast becoming a young man.

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