Acker, Rick. The lost treasure of Fernando Montoya.(The Davis Detective Mysteries). Kregel. 188p. c2003. 0-8254-2005-9. $7.99. J Although they are teenagers, Kirstin and Arthur Davis
Arthur "Art" Davis (June 14 1905 – May 9 2000) was an animator and a director for Warner Brothers' Termite Terrace cartoon studio. have a track record as successful detectives. Their month of vacation with a relative in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden while their parents are on a cruise turns out to be a great adventure as they try to solve an old mystery of missing gold. The siblings visit the Franklin Company, run by their uncle's friend, and are told about Fernando Montoya and his partner, Ted Franklin, who joined the Gold Rush. Both present-day Franklins and Montoyas are part of the firm's staff and are eager to know more about their respective ancestors. Important documents are stolen, blood is added to shark-infested waters while Arthur is Arthur I, 1187–1203?, duke of Brittany (1196–1203?), son of Geoffrey, fourth son of Henry II of England and Constance, heiress of Brittany. Arthur, a posthumous child, was proclaimed duke in 1196, and an invasion by his uncle King Richard I of England was diving for clues, both teens survive a building collapse and a sewer journey, and Kristin is kidnapped before the truth is revealed and justice prevails. The back cover blurb blurb n. A brief publicity notice, as on a book jacket. [Coined by Gelett Burgess (1866-1951), American humorist.] blurb v. cites this title as part of a "good mystery series for Christians." It is a bit preachy preach·y adj. preach·i·er, preach·i·est Inclined or given to tedious and excessive moralizing; didactic. preach in places, but it should appeal to the less sophisticated reader who likes high adventure and happy endings. Maureen Griffin, Research, Everett, MA J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. |
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