Book 1: The Lost Treasure of the Golden Sun
An Accelerated Reader title - 6 points
Chasing treasure hunters is not how 12-year-old Annwyn Bradford, her twin sister, Scout, and their neighbor, Eric Larson, planned to spend spring vacation on the Navajo Nation. They were supposed to help their friend, Ben Lapahie, plan a school science fair. When the school burns down, plans change.
While visiting Ben’s grandfather, Anny sees the ghost of an Indian warrior that no one else sees. She fears what people have always said is right: She has an overactive imagination. Only Eric believes her. Their bond is special because Eric is different, too—he’s deaf.
When Anny finds a poem on the Internet about the Lost Treasure of the Golden Sun, the two set out to prove that the men who started the fire are searching for the treasure.
The kids unravel the mystery with an unlikely ally—the warrior, who lived long ago. With Anny's psychic powers, her twin's Girl Scout skills, Eric's lipreading and sign-language abilities, and Ben's knowledge of the terrain, they follow the ghost's clues through desert mazes, up mountain cliffs, and into secret passages, with the criminals fast on their heels.
Awards
2007 Honorable mention for The Lost Treasure of the Golden Sun.
Hollywood Book Festival, Hollywood, California.
While visiting Ben’s grandfather, Anny sees the ghost of an Indian warrior that no one else sees. She fears what people have always said is right: She has an overactive imagination. Only Eric believes her. Their bond is special because Eric is different, too—he’s deaf.
When Anny finds a poem on the Internet about the Lost Treasure of the Golden Sun, the two set out to prove that the men who started the fire are searching for the treasure.
The kids unravel the mystery with an unlikely ally—the warrior, who lived long ago. With Anny's psychic powers, her twin's Girl Scout skills, Eric's lipreading and sign-language abilities, and Ben's knowledge of the terrain, they follow the ghost's clues through desert mazes, up mountain cliffs, and into secret passages, with the criminals fast on their heels.
Awards
2007 Honorable mention for The Lost Treasure of the Golden Sun.
Hollywood Book Festival, Hollywood, California.
The Phantom Hunters series deals with two kids who are very different: Anny, who sees things other people don't, and Eric, who is deaf. Being different, whether because of personality, culture, religion, race, or a handicap, makes some kids feel like outsiders and causes others to reject or ridicule children who are unlike themselves. The Phantom Hunters series helps young readers understand differences. Through the characters, kids will experience foreign cultures and learn tolerance and respect for others and trust in one's own judgment.
ISBN: 978-1-933277-01-1
Binding: Hardcover with dust jacket
Price: $15.95 Size: 5.5" x 8.5" Pages: 176
Reading Level: 4.5
Binding: Hardcover with dust jacket
Price: $15.95 Size: 5.5" x 8.5" Pages: 176
Reading Level: 4.5
The Lost Treasure of the Golden Sun is compliant with the CPSIA standards for lead-free materials.
What Other People Say:
"Reminiscent of...Nancy Drew titles, this mystery moves quickly.... Readers learn about Native American culture and tradition as they are carried along by the adventure."
- School Library Journal
"This book will add so much to any teacher’s unit on Native Americans."
- Children’s Literature Council
"A Tony Hillerman for kids!"
- Nickolae Gerstner, mystery writer
- School Library Journal
"This book will add so much to any teacher’s unit on Native Americans."
- Children’s Literature Council
"A Tony Hillerman for kids!"
- Nickolae Gerstner, mystery writer
