Island of Thieves, Josh Lacey
Island of Thieves, Josh Lacey
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Island of Thieves

Author: Josh Lacey

Narrator: Toby Longworth

Unabridged: 4 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/05/2012


Synopsis

Our Captayne took the pinnace
ashore and I went with hym and
six men also, who were sworne by
God to be secret in al they saw.
Here we buried five chests
filled with gold.
 
Buried Treasure. Ruthless Gansters. An Ancient Clue…
Tom Trelawney was looking for excitement. Now he’s found it. With his dodgy Uncle Harvey, he’s travelling to South America on a quest for hidden gold. But Uncle Harvey has some dangerous enemies and they want the treasure too. Who will be the first to uncover the secrets of the mysterious island?

About The Author

Josh Lacey is a British writer. He has written several children’s books and one book for adults, God is Brazilian, a biography of Charles Miller, the man who introduced football to Brazil.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Barb on August 14, 2013

Recommending authors to students can feel like hopscotch at times. They might latch onto one author such as Gary Paulsen, consume the shelf of twenty-plus books, then eagerly bounce around waiting for another great recommendation, like a puppy wanting a treat. I can't resist puppies and I don't want......more

Goodreads review by Raina on October 18, 2016

This book is SO Much Fun. I mean, really. Kid convinces his uncle to take him along to South America on a quest to find an ancient stash of gold. There's a little bit of history, there's gunplay with the mob, there's a burned down shed... What else could you want in a middle school adventure read? I......more

Goodreads review by Mark on March 01, 2014

Tom Trelawney's parents have just dumped him with an uncle he hardly knows. But Uncle Harvey is planning a trip to Peru to follow a treasure map he's just uncovered. Tom talks his way into the trip, but they have hardly landed when they run afoul of the most notorious crook in the country. Can they......more

Goodreads review by Zhenhao on November 14, 2013

I really like the idea of writing a book about finding lost treasure because that seems like the plot of a lot of movies out there. The author made it seem like a James Bond movie with the crime organization in Peru, finding clues to approximate the area of the treasure, and eventually escaping the......more