Lola Benko, Treasure Hunter, Beth McMullen
Lola Benko, Treasure Hunter, Beth McMullen
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Lola Benko, Treasure Hunter

Author: Beth McMullen

Narrator: Rachel Leblang

Unabridged: 6 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/21/2023


Synopsis

Twelve-year-old Lola Benko has learned a lot from her archaeologist dad. They've spent most of her life globe-trotting to far-flung locales, chasing elusive artifacts and lost treasures. There are downsides—living out of a suitcase and no true BFF, to name a couple—but every day is an adventure. And they have each other.

That is, until the day Lola's father disappears. The official line is that he was caught in a flash flood, but Lola's quick research shows the day in question was perfectly pleasant. And if he were truly gone, she would feel it.

After a disastrous attempt at raising funds to bankroll her quest to find her dad, Lola finds herself at Redwood Academy, where she meets two unlikely friends who are willing to help her. Lola suspects Dad's disappearance has a lot to do with a mythical stone he was studying—a stone so powerful, it can control the world. But in the wrong hands, it could end it too . . .

In this brand-new series from Mrs. Smith's Spy School for Girls author Beth McMullen, it's up to Lola to go on the greatest search of her life and find the ultimate treasure—her father.

About Beth McMullen

Beth McMullen is the author of the Mrs. Smith's Spy School for Girls series; the Lola Benko, Treasure Hunter series; and several adult mysteries. Her books have heroes and bad guys, action, and messy situations. An avid reader, she once missed her subway stop and rode the train all the way to Brooklyn because the book she was reading was that good. She lives in Northern California with her family, two cats, and a parakeet named Zeus, who is sick of the cats eyeballing him like he's dinner.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jessica on December 25, 2020

If you put a book in my hands that is both Middle Grade and an adventure, you can pretty much guarantee that it’s going to be a good fit for me. As a middle grade reader, and even now, getting lost in a good adventure story is one of my favorite things. I love daring escapes, treasure hunts, and mis......more

Goodreads review by Steff on September 01, 2020

| Read the review on Reader Fox Blog | I feel bad, but I honestly kind of hated Lola Benko, Treasure Hunter by Beth McMullen. The book, as a whole, held so much promise and delivered on exactly none of it. If you’re looking for an adventure-filled, Indiana Jones-esque tale about a young girl ra......more

Goodreads review by Deanna on February 28, 2021

Lola is a blessed girl. At the age of 12 she has been all over the world with her dad who is an archaeologist. He sends her to San Francisco to live with his aunt because of his latest assignment. Lola isn't happy about being away from her father and when she gets the news that he has died she doesn......more

Goodreads review by Jill on October 10, 2020

Lola Benko has always traveled the world with her archaeologist father, but one day he sends her to stay with her great-aunt in San Francisco, rather than go with him on a dangerous trip. Soon after that, she gets the news that he has disappeared and is presumed dead. Lola is certain that her father......more

Goodreads review by Melanie on July 24, 2021

Middle grade action adventure with a female lead is just what the librarian ordered! McMullen credits her love of Raiders of the Lost Ark as her inspiration and the comparison holds true in regards to the fast pace, the ties to archaeology, and the hint of fantasy. Lola’s father is a renowned archae......more