The Treasure of Mad Doc Magee

A rip-roaring puzzle box of an adventure about grit, guts, and gold, from Elinor Teele, the acclaimed author of The Mechanical Mind of John Coggin.

The small, run-down town of Eden is the only place Jenny Burns has ever called home. The roots of the trees are in her bones, the air of the mountains is in her breath, the lakes and rivers are in her blood. And that's why, when her father loses his job and tells Jenny that they may have to move on from Eden, she knows she can't let that happen.

The fever of New Zealand's gold rush still runs in the veins of Eden, and everyone knows the legend of Doc Magee: how he found the largest gold nugget anyone had ever seen and hid it somewhere in the hills before he disappeared.

Jenny and her best friend, Pandora, know that if they can find the gold, it'll solve all their problems. But the way is fraught with mysteries, riddles, and danger--and those are just the threats they know about. Before her quest is over, Jenny will have to face challenges from within as well as from without.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Walden Pond Press
Published: 08/21/2018
ISBN: 9780062345134
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.30d

Review Citations: Booklist 04/15/2018 pg. 61
School Library Journal 03/01/2018 pg. 107
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2018
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 196889 / Treasure of Mad Doc Magee
Reading Level: 5.2 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 10