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"When Jim Hawkins and his mother stumble upon a map, he and a group of pirates set sail to Treasure Island. An action-packed and exciting journey unfolds, as the men exchange stories over the long trip and eventually traverse the island to find the treasure. Told from the perspective of Jim as an adult, this retelling engages and entertains readers from start to finish; especially those interested in the world of pirates! Full-color illustrations...
3) Holes
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As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself.
4) Seizure
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Virals novels volume 2
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Razorbill
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English
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Ever since Tory Brennan and her friends rescued Cooper, a kidnapped wolf pup with a rare strain of canine parvovirus, they've turned from regular kids into a crime-solving pack! But now the very place that brought them together - the Loggerhead Island Research Institute - is out of funding and will have to shut down. That is, unless the Virals can figure out a way to save it!
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My weirder school volume 4
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Harper
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First edition.
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English
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After budget cuts threaten the art and music programs at Ella Mentry School, as well as some services, groundskeeper Burke finds gold and "gilver" on the playground, causing a modern-day gold rush.
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Treasure hunters (James Patterson) volume 1
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Little, Brown and Co
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First edition.
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English
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"Following clues left by their missing father, twelve-year-old twins Bickford and Rebecca Kidd sail from the Caribbean to New York City with their siblings to finish the dangerous quest of their world-famous treasure-hunting parents"--Provided by publisher.
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Jigsaw Jones mystery super specials volume 1
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Scholastic
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English
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"What's bright and shiny and hard to find? Buried treasure! Jigsaw's class finds a hidden riddle that leads them on a treasure hunt..."
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Wishbone mysteries volume 1
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English
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When they help restore the Skeleton Reef Lighthouse for the Oakland Historical Society, Joe and Wishbone discover that the lighthouse holds the key to incredible treasure and to some dark and dangerous secrets.
11) Treasure map
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Clarke is a girl who has just moved in and she is very serious about adventure; Miguel knows the neighborhood and is eager to meet new people and have adventures--so with walkie-talkies, a compass, paper, and colored pencils they set out to explore and draw an "adventure map"--or perhaps it is a treasure map as Miguel insists.
12) Icefire
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Last dragon chronicles volume 2
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English
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While researching the existence of dragons for an essay that could win him a trip to the Arctic, David opens himself to the possibility that a great, ancient treasure exists there, guarded by bears, and that he has some role in its protection.
13) The goose's gold
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A to Z mysteries. Main series volume 7
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Random House
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English
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When Ruth Rose and her friends, vacationing in Florida, discover that her grandmother is about to invest in a project to recover sunken treasure, they stumble upon evidence that the entire plan may be a fraud.
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Chronicles of Egg volume 1
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G.P. Putnam's Sons
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English
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Thirteen-year-old Eggbert, a planter's son on a pirate-infested Caribbean island chain, is on the run from a wealthy and powerful villain trying to kill him for his connection to a hidden treasure.
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Red Blazer Girls volume 4
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Alfred A. Knopf
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First edition.
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English
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When Sophie finds a secret message in the antique fountain pen she bought for her father, she and her friends become involved in a treasure hunt devised by the pen's previous owner, whose house is full of puzzles that protect a hidden treasure.
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Boxcar children volume 86
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English
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When the Alden children go camping on Blizzard Mountain, a place said to be inhabited by a ghost looking for buried treasure, they begin to think someone or something is trying to scare them off.
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Daughter of the pirate king volume 2
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First edition.
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English
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Alosa is the daughter of the Siren Queen, and her mission is finally complete. Not only has she recovered all three pieces of the map to a legendary hidden treasure, but the pirates who originally took her captive are now prisoners on her ship. Still unfairly attractive and unexpectedly loyal, first mate Riden is a constant distraction, but now he's under her orders. Now Alosa and her crew are in a deadly race with Vordan, the pirate king, to find...
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Nancy Drew mystery stories volume 28
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Grosset & Dunlap
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English
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Once again Nancy Drew is involved in a mystery as she tries to locate an archaeologist who disappeared with the clues to a buried treasure.
Terry Scott, a young archaeology professor, seeks Nancy's help in unearthing a secret of antiquity which can only be unlocked by three black keys. While on an archaeological expedition in Mexico, Terry and Dr. Joshua Pitt came across a clue to the buried treasure. The clue was a cipher carved on a stone tablet....
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Twelve-year old orphan Emma Casey lives by a haunted graveyard in her Tennessee town, giving tours, and helping her brother and Granny Blue with the family bakery, and waiting for the destiny dream of her ancestors--but when it comes it shows her only a key, and she finds that she must solve a ghostly mystery that has haunted her town for generations.
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Penguin (Salina Yoon) volume 8
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Bloomsbury Children's Books
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English
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"Penguin is searching the ocean for treasure when he meets Ollie, a shy octopus who is curious about Penguin's adventure. So curious that he can't stay camouflaged for long! But as the two meet other sea creatures during their search, Ollie is still too shy and hides again. Worried about his new friend, Penguin recruits the other animals to help look for Ollie. Can Ollie overcome his fears? Yoon's signature bright illustrations and touching, humorous...
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