I just finished reading Much Ado About Grubstake, by Jean Ferris. Many of her YA novels are about serious topics such as teen pregnancy and juvenile delinquency, but this is one of three lighter, humorous novels she has written (the other two are Love Among the Walnuts and Once Upon a Marigold). In these books, the bad guys are really bad, and the good guys may be a bit bumbling but they have their hearts in the right place, and all turns out well in the end.
Much Ado About Grubstake is set in 1888 in a small mining town (population 62) in the Colorado mountains. A stranger comes to town and wants to buy all of the mines, but the heroine, Arley, becomes suspicious and turns detective to try to find out why. This is a lighthearted and fun read, and I recommend it.
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