Title: Thousand Pieces of Gold
Author: RuthAnne Lum McCunn
Date: 11-09-07
Pages: 1-169
Time: Three hours

1) I think Thousand Pieces of Gold is much different than Maximum Ride. Thousand Pieces of Gold is more of a drama. Lalu is a very courageous woman just like Max in a way. She will do anything to stay alive and Max will take down a hundred men just to live. Lula also has wits that really helps her when death is at her doorstep.

2)

1. gulches- to sink in

2. bound feet- in China people believed that small feet were beautiful.

3. saloon- where men can gamble, drink and have "fun"

4. golden lotus- a gold item that girls have when they bind their feet

5. brothel- a marriage made for you