· Tara Sullivan is the author of the award-winning and critically acclaimed Golden Boy and The Bitter Side of Sweet. She was born in India and spent her childhood living in Bangladesh, Ecuador, Bolivia, and the Dominican Republic with her parents, who were international aid workers. Praise for Treasure of the World: ★ “Rich with memorable ISBN · Treasure of the World by Tara Sullivan. Ma ~ Janet Dawson. Published by G. P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers. Summary: Ana loves learning and hopes to be able to go on to secondary school. But in the Bolivian mountain village where she lives, most boys wind up working in the mines and girls become miners’ wives. · Treasure of the World by Tara Sullivan. Twelve-year-old Ana has one all-encompassing dream: to get away from the Cerro Rico, the massive mountain in Bolivia on which she lives with Papi, Mami, Abuelita (her grandmother), and younger brother, Daniel.
Audio Excerpt from Treasure of the World; About the Author 1. Personal Website for Tara Sullivan Visit the Blog Share. Author Interviews 7. Browse books by Tara Sullivan The Bitter Side of Sweet. by Tara Sullivan. 16 Resources4 Awards. Add to Reading List Share this Book. Golden Boy. by Tara Sullivan. Praise For Treasure of the World Tara Sullivan is the author of the award-winning and critically acclaimed Golden Boy and The Bitter Side of Sweet. She was born in India and spent her childhood living in Bangladesh, Ecuador, Bolivia, and the Dominican Republic with her parents, who were international aid workers. Treasure of the World by Tara Sullivan; G.P. Putnam's Sons, pages ($) Ages 10 to
The dreaded misfortune comes in the form of a cave-in: Papi dies and Daniel goes missing. Though everyone believes that Daniel is dead, Ana doesn’t give up hope and secretly enters the mountain one quiet night to find him, ending up lost, disoriented, and on the verge of death. But when she returns to the land of the living, she finds her. 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. Try our free service - convert any of your text to speech! More than 10 english voices!.
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