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Lucas has just lost his father in Afghanistan and to help him cope, his grandmother sends him to Camp Kawani. While there, he learns of the lost treasure of Thomas Jefferson Beale, a local legend of a hoard of gold buried in the mountains 200 years ago. The location is encrypted in a set of codes no one has ever been able to decipher. Lucas becomes obsessed with finding the gold to save his home and leads his newfound friends into a dangerous mission into the wilderness to uncover it.
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Michael Oechsle teaches elementary school art in the historic town of Hillsborough, North Carolina. He holds a business degree from the University of Virginia and another in Landscape Architecture from the University of Washington. He has been an advertising executive, a park designer, a professional photographer, and a stay-at-home dad.
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Gr 4-6-Oechsle orchestrates a fast-paced narrative that is both poignant and engaging. The main protagonist, Lucas, struggles with a recent death in his family. While at a camp for youth who have recently lost a parent, Lucas discovers a local legend surrounding an early explorer named Thomas Beale. Intrigued by the lore and the prospect of uncovering hidden gold within the mountains of the camp, Lucas and his new friends try their hand at tracking down the treasure. Unfortunately, the exact location of the gold is encrypted into a series of codes that no one to date has been able to decipher. Readers follow Lucas and his friends as they attempt to navigate unfamiliar terrain and wilderness perils along the way. Those who enjoy a strong male protagonist who is industrious, rugged, and intelligent will like this offering. The language is realistic, and the author captures regional dialects reasonably well. Themes such as loss, grief, camaraderie, and deception are present. Read-alikes include the "Mysterious Benedict Society" series (Little, Brown) and Lemony Snicket's "Series of Unfortunate Events" saga (HarperCollins). VERDICT A plot-driven adventure with ample humor and likable characters.-Katie Flynn, Williston Northampton School Library, MAα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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