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YA
Escape: Treasure Hunters series.
Three teens follow a labyrinth of clues leading to sunken treasure aboard an ancient shipwreck. Cousins Chris and Carrie stumble on the first clue after the suspicious death of their archivist aunt and are joined in their quest by another archivist's daughter, Maddison. Some questionable plot twists are offset by likable characters and an intriguing mystery in this six-part hi-lo narrative. Review covers these Escape: Treasure Hunters titles: Deep Waters, Keyword Cypher, Secrets of the Old Church, The Treasure, Treasure in the Woods, and The Truth.
(4)
YA
Escape: Treasure Hunters series.
Three teens follow a labyrinth of clues leading to sunken treasure aboard an ancient shipwreck. Cousins Chris and Carrie stumble on the first clue after the suspicious death of their archivist aunt and are joined in their quest by another archivist's daughter, Maddison. Some questionable plot twists are offset by likable characters and an intriguing mystery in this six-part hi-lo narrative. Review covers these Escape: Treasure Hunters titles: Deep Waters, Keyword Cypher, Secrets of the Old Church, The Treasure, Treasure in the Woods, and The Truth.
(4)
YA
Escape: Treasure Hunters series.
Three teens follow a labyrinth of clues leading to sunken treasure aboard an ancient shipwreck. Cousins Chris and Carrie stumble on the first clue after the suspicious death of their archivist aunt and are joined in their quest by another archivist's daughter, Maddison. Some questionable plot twists are offset by likable characters and an intriguing mystery in this six-part hi-lo narrative. Review covers these Escape: Treasure Hunters titles: Deep Waters, Keyword Cypher, Secrets of the Old Church, The Treasure, Treasure in the Woods, and The Truth.
(4)
YA
Escape: Treasure Hunters series.
Three teens follow a labyrinth of clues leading to sunken treasure aboard an ancient shipwreck. Cousins Chris and Carrie stumble on the first clue after the suspicious death of their archivist aunt and are joined in their quest by another archivist's daughter, Maddison. Some questionable plot twists are offset by likable characters and an intriguing mystery in this six-part hi-lo narrative. Review covers these Escape: Treasure Hunters titles: Deep Waters, Keyword Cypher, Secrets of the Old Church, The Treasure, Treasure in the Woods, and The Truth.
(4)
YA
Escape: Treasure Hunters series.
Three teens follow a labyrinth of clues leading to sunken treasure aboard an ancient shipwreck. Cousins Chris and Carrie stumble on the first clue after the suspicious death of their archivist aunt and are joined in their quest by another archivist's daughter, Maddison. Some questionable plot twists are offset by likable characters and an intriguing mystery in this six-part hi-lo narrative. Review covers these Escape: Treasure Hunters titles: Deep Waters, Keyword Cypher, Secrets of the Old Church, The Treasure, Treasure in the Woods, and The Truth.
(4)
YA
Escape: Treasure Hunters series.
Three teens follow a labyrinth of clues leading to sunken treasure aboard an ancient shipwreck. Cousins Chris and Carrie stumble on the first clue after the suspicious death of their archivist aunt and are joined in their quest by another archivist's daughter, Maddison. Some questionable plot twists are offset by likable characters and an intriguing mystery in this six-part hi-lo narrative. Review covers these Escape: Treasure Hunters titles: Deep Waters, Keyword Cypher, Secrets of the Old Church, The Treasure, Treasure in the Woods, and The Truth.
298 pp.
| Candlewick
| February, 2012
|
TradeISBN 978-0-7636-5684-3$15.99
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4-6
Meena, an Indian immigrant girl in New York, and River, a boy from coal-country Kentucky, become pen pals. Through their letters, they help each other cope with family struggles, environmental disasters, and even death and homelessness. While occasionally heavy-handed regarding the issues, each letter writer’s voice is strong and distinct with the passion of budding adolescents. Sporadic visuals are included.
298 pp.
| Candlewick
| September, 2009
|
TradeISBN 978-0-7636-4341-6$16.99
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YA
Looking back at his ten-year-old self, a grown-up Eli Book reflects on the summer of 1976, as his family tries to accept that Dad isn't the same after his experiences in Vietnam. Though the adult narration distances readers at times (especially in the final chapter), this intensely emotional family portrait resonates on many levels.