{"product_id":"treasure-island-runaway-gold-isbn-9780062998361","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 | \u003cp\u003e\"Whether or not readers are familiar with Robert Louis Stevenson’s original, they’ll be drawn into this accessible, action-packed adventure, full of mysteries, pirates, skateboard drama, and a whole new underground world. The artful, verse-like sentence structures intentionally and effectively evoke the “resonance and rhythm of the African American oral tradition. Daringly honors old heroes, stunningly integrating past and present with pitch-perfect success.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Aarrgh, mateys, there do be a trove of long lost loot in this modern-day version of the Robert Louis Stevenson yarn! Rhodes doesn’t so much rewrite the classic as borrow elements from it wholesale. The whirl of conflicting loyalties, quick pacing, acts of courage and cowardice, pirates, and high stakes create the same rich, compelling mix that makes the original such a timeless read.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In this contemporary spin on Robert Louis Stevenson’s \u003cem\u003eTreasure Island\u003c\/em\u003e, Rhodes employs lush descriptive language and engaging dialogue teeming with historical facts, and crafts a sincere protagonist whose compassion for others radiates from the pages of this high-octane romp.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quill Tree Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890695368933,"sku":"NP9780062998361","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062998361.jpg?v=1730233866","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/treasure-island-runaway-gold-isbn-9780062998361","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}