The Mystery of the Smugglers' Wreck

Adventure Island #9

by Helen Moss

A research team arrives in Castle Key to explore the wreck of an old smugglers' ship that sank in Pirate Cove.

When Scott and Emily dive down to the wreck, Scott glimpses a long lost artefact said to hold the key to a hoard of smuggled treasure. But when the team leader goes back to recover the artefact, it has mysteriously vanished! Was Scott mistaken or is somebody else after the smugglers' loot?

Follow Scott, Jack, Emily and Drift on a very mysterious treasure hunt.

Genres: Mystery, Childrens

192 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2012

Reviews

[Saadia Munshi · Rating 4 out of 5]

A group of friends go diving to explore a wreckage in the ocean. There they see a long lost compass- which is the key to hidden treasure. Joe, the diving instructor decides to dive down there the next day and recover the compass. However when he returns he tells the friends that there was nothing there and that all he found was a toy compass.

The group of friends suspect someone had stolen the real compass and replaced it with a toy. they then embark on a quest to find out who has stolen it. They first draw up a list of suspects, then they decide to question each of them. They then decide to go on the beach and look for clues and find some broken pieces of material with grooves in them. They quickly take this back home and cover it with plaster only to reveal a pattern. The pattern was one of a maze near pendragon estate. After several investigations in several places, the eventually find a tunel where they push open the door to find the smugglers treasure.

This was an excellent booknwhich kept me wanting to find out what would happen next. Its a great read for those children in ks2 as an independant read or even a class book. It can be used to teach children the importance of never giving up and always trying hard, given that the characters in this book faced many trial and errors and yet never gave up their mission. It can also be used to teach children how to develop investicative skills.

[Lynda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another good one,the kids loved it & I'm impressed by how many different scenarios they can make interesting .Looking forward to the next one now

[Gail Louise · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent read.

[Reuen · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Alice Hannah Bates · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book but did not seem to fit into adventure island series as the others did.

[Lorna Haines · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good for kids.

[Scott Kennedy · Rating 3 out of 5]

My daughter Grace reads and reads, and I've been trying to find some material for her that I approve of which will also interest her. This is the first Helen Moss adventure book I have read, but it was interesting, and reminded me of Enid Blyton's adventure books. Portrays parents and authority figures well. Good clean fun, and no silly boyfriend / girlfriend stuff, which I really don't want to introduce to my daughter's world at this stage.

[Justin Lim · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book wasn't as good as the others in the series. It wasn't the most tense one too. It's like everything falls into place in the last minute. I am quite disappointed that there wasn't a good cliff hanger and there wasn't a very clear climax.

[Sayma · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book I read it for book quiz really interesting

[Milana · Rating 5 out of 5]

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