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Dead Man's River (Penguin Readers, EasyStarts)

by Elizabeth Laird

Series: Penguin Readers (Easystarts)

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It is the time of the American Gold Rush. Jonas Clark loves Hetty Gray, but is too poor to marry her. People think there is gold in Dead Man's River, but they also think there are ghosts there too. Jonas tries his luck, and is successful, but not in the way he had imagined.
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this is good book ( )
  Petar_Pepe_Dujmovic | Nov 25, 2013 |
I liked the story because it talks about the adventure and that friends help each other to get the money. I liked the story because it is much fun and I liked the Hetty Man.

It is the time of the American Gold Rush. Jones Clark Loves Hetty Gray but is too poor to marry her. People think there is a gold in Dead Man's River. The story is so interesting and you have to read it.

I like this book because it tells us of the reality in our life. Jones Clark loves Hetty Gray but is too poor to marry her. In the end he takes money from old man and married her. I liked the story of helping others. I love the sacrifice for others.

I like this story because very nice and Adventures

I liked book because it is adventure.

I liked this book because liked the title.

I liked in book the friends help us to get money

He is clever and honest for his love so, he get his love Hetty and they married.

JONAS CLARK A POOR MAN, LOVES HETTY Mr.GRAY DAUGHTER.JONAS ASK HETY TO MARRY HIM, BUT HER FATHER SAYS NO. SO HE WERE SAD AND WENT TO THE BAR TO DRINK AND THINKING FROM WHERE HE WILL GET THE MONEY. HE SAW OLD HARRY AT THE BAR. HE WAS SAD TOO; BECAUSE THERE WAS TWO MEN ARE TALK AND THREATEN TE OLD MAN. THEY ASK HIM FROM WHERE HE GOT THE GOLD. SO HE WERE SCARED AND TOLD THEM THAT HE GET IT FROM DAED MAN’s RIVER .JONAS HEAR THEM AND FOLLOW THEM. SO THEY BUY SPADES AND TRAYS FOR SEARCHING GOLD. THE THREE MEN WENTS TO THE RIVER AND STARTS SEARCHING FOR THE GOLD. JONAS ALSO STARTS SEARCHING,BUT HE DIDN’T FIND ANY THING. ONE OF THE TWO MEN SEE JONAS, SO HE SCARED AND RUNAWAY. JONAS LOST THE WAY. BUT HE HEARD A VOICE ,IT WAS HARRY’S VOICE HE WERE ASKING FOR A HELP. SO HE HELP HIM AD OLD HARRY TOLD JONAS FROM WHERE HE GET THE GOLD. THEN JONAS TAKES HARRY TO HIS PLACE. OLD HARRY WANTS TO THANKS JONAS, SO HE GIVE HIM TWO BAGS OF THE GOLD. THE NEXT DAY JONAS GOES TO TO HETTY AND ASK HER TO MARRY HIM AND TLD HER FATHER THAT HE GET ENOUGH MONEY TO MARRY HIM.

I like this book because enthusiastic and depend thinking and excitement.

It's lovely story. He is very honest in his love also he do every thing for his love.

He is kind and honest love .

I like this story becouse very nice and advancers ,and I like the Hetty man.

I like this because he is very strong.

I like this story because the end of the story is happy. Jonnas wanted to marry a woman but he was poor. he went to the dead river and he saw and old man. He helped him and he gave him gold.He was rich and he married her.

Helping others always lead to good .

I liked this book because the pictures are very beautiful and gorgeous.The story is an action story and is also a love story.It is about a woman who fell in love with a man the first time she saw him. And he love her, but it made many problems in his life.

I like this story because IS very adventure and the Jonas love the hetty. the jonas not can marry hetty because the jonas is poor man.the jonas rich man now and can marry the hetty.

I liked this story because it is where the adventure chasing and search for gold and I liked the end of this story because a poor person become rich and can marry the girl that he love.

Jones clark loves Hetty she work in bank.He is too poor to marry her.He heard two men's say threr is a gold in Dead Man'sRiver. I don't like it because it's like dream.

I liked the story because it is exciting there is a chase between two people and thieves and I liked the end of the story because a poor person became rich and marriage can girl that I love.

I like this story. the pictures in story help you to understand. And the story is very nice and Exciting.

It's about Jonas Clark. He loves Hetty Gray but her father will not let him marry his daughter,beacause he is apoor man.finally Jonas decided to go to Dead Man's River and get the gold,so he can marry Hetty. I like the story.

Jonas loves Hetty .He wants to marry her but Hettys father did not agree because Jonas is poor man. Decide Jonas to go to dead mans river to get the gold so he can marry Hetty.

I like this story Because It is the time of the american gold rush. Jonas Clark loves Hetty gray but is too poor to marry her. people think there is gold in dead man's river.

I like this story Because The wonderful adventures. the jonas clak loves hetty gray but is too poor to marry her.The end was fantastic.

Because there is a beautiful picture and the man in the story he will do anything to marry the gril he love.

I like this book because its intersting .

I like this story. It is the time of the American Gold Rush. Jonas Clark loves Hetty Gray but is too poor to marry her. People think there is gold in Dead Man's River.

I read this book and it's good for reading.

I loved this episode so much because it talks about how men sacrificed money to help the elderly.

I liked this story because he is married her and they live happy forever.

I like this book because it tells us of the reality in our life. Jones Clark loves Hetty Gray but is too poor to marry her. In the end he takes money from old man and married her.
I liked the story of helping others. I love the sacrifice for others.

I like this book because the adventure and an interesting story.

i liked the story because jonas did all he could do to be rich so that he marries hetty.

I liked this book because it is enjoyable and interesting

I like this story because it’s teach me how I can work very hard to reach the money

I like this story because I like the story about the advancers, and I like the Hetty man.

Jonas Clark, he wants to marry Betty but her father is against him because Jonas is a poor man. One day Jonas goes back to Harry, he says you are a good friend then he gives two bags of gold. The next day Jonas goes to the bank to change the gold. Then he proposes again to Betty and her father agree because Jonas has a lot of money now. ( )
  getreadingadw | Oct 19, 2009 |
This story is old adventure story. ( )
  Yuzuki_ | Dec 3, 2008 |
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It is the time of the American Gold Rush. Jonas Clark loves Hetty Gray, but is too poor to marry her. People think there is gold in Dead Man's River, but they also think there are ghosts there too. Jonas tries his luck, and is successful, but not in the way he had imagined.

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