{"product_id":"treasure-island-jewell-parker-rhodes-9780062998354","title":"Treasure Island: Runaway Gold","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBestselling and award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes reimagines the classic novel \u003cem\u003eTreasure Island\u003c\/em\u003e by Robert Louis Stevenson in this thrilling adventure set in modern-day Manhattan, in which three children must navigate the city's hidden history, dodge a threatening crew of skater kids, and decide who they can really trust in order to hunt down a long-buried treasure. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree kids. One dog. And the island of Manhattan, laid out in an old treasure map. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZane is itching for an adventure that will take him away from his family's boarding house in Rockaway, Queens. So when he is entrusted with a real treasure map, leading to a spot somewhere in Manhattan, Zane wastes no time in riding the ferry over to the city to start the search with his friends Kiko and Jack and his dog, Hip-Hop.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough strange coincidence, they meet a man who is eager to help them find the treasure: John, a sailor who knows all about the buried history of Black New Yorkers of centuries past--and the gold that is hidden somewhere in those stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a vicious rival skateboard crew follows them around the city, Zane and his friends begin to wonder who they can really trust. And soon it becomes clear that treasure hunting is a dangerous business...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJewell Parker Rhodes has written a version of \u003cem\u003eTreasure Island\u003c\/em\u003e like none you've never seen--one that takes the reader through little-known Black history, and under the city of Manhattan itself. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jewell Parker Rhodes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0062998358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062998354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Quill Tree Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/03\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade Plus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e522346 \/ Treasure Island: Runaway Gold\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2023 pg. 53\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/11\/2023","brand":"Jewell Parker Rhodes","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44132739809535,"sku":"9780062998354","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_314775a7-a73f-43e8-a3eb-e889540b64b7.jpg?v=1687482016","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/treasure-island-jewell-parker-rhodes-9780062998354","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}