Mayflower Treasure Hunt

A to Z Mysteries: Super Edition #2

by Ron Roy, John Steven Gurney (Illustrator)

DINK, JOSH, AND RUTH ROSE are spending Thanksgiving in Plymouth, Massachusetts. They can't wait to see the sights and have a Thanksgiving dinner just like the Pilgrims would have eaten. Then the kids learn about a sapphire necklace that went missing on the real Mayflower. Could the 400-year-old treasure be hidden somewhere nearby? This exciting extension to the A to Z Mysteries chapter book series features more pages, favorit characters, a more complex plot, and a 26-letter message hidden in the art.


From the Trade Paperback edition.

Genres: Mystery, Fiction, Childrens, Chapter Books, Thanksgiving, 2nd Grade, Holiday

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Ron Roy has been writing books for children since 1974. He is the author of dozens of books, including the popular A to Z Mysteries®, Calendar Mysteries, and Capital Mysteries. When not working on a new book, Ron likes to teach tricks to his dog Pal, play poker with friends, travel, and read thrilling mystery books.

Reviews

[Gabe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Aaaaaaawwwwwwweeeeeessssssssssssoooooooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmmmeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Danielle Janzen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute little Thanksgiving mystery. We learned about the mayflower while trying to solve a mystery. Great early reader - my son will definitely read more from this series.

[Moonkiszt · Rating 3 out of 5]

Featured in last grandma reads session of 2020.

We finished this book today - it had a nifty mystery about a theft on the Mayflower, and these kid detectives solved it, of course. It was a longish read, attention wandered now and again. It was helpful to have a word puzzle involved - they'd have to look for letters in the pictures shown in order to parse out a sentence by the book's end. This was easily done by our crew.

They liked the book, but are on the fence about reading anymore from the series. We will let it rest and revisit that thought in 2021.

[Leslie Savisky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ron Roy's A to Z Mysteries are fun and easy to read for young people, but not boring for us adults. My daughter (who is seven) and I enjoy reading these together. She has recently transitioned into chapter books. Anyway, this wasn't my favorite. I did find it rather predictable, as did my daughter. And Dink, Josh and Ruth Rose make some not-so-great choices in this one - like going on a ferry without telling an adult and then hiding in the Mayflower. Anyway, 4 stars because I really do like these books and Roy keeps them fun and exciting. Also, the Mayflower Treasure Hunt also has a surprise, where readers need to find hidden letters to make out a sentence at the end of the book - bonus fun for kids!

[Damiani · Rating 5 out of 5]

I would recommend the series A to Z Mysteries, but especially The Mayflower Treasure Hunt because their are so many weird and cool things in the book. The main character was Dink. He was my favorite character because he was curious. I think the author Ron Roy made this book to persuade the reader and would recommend this book to people that like to read mystery books. The surprising part of the book was where the necklace was. I would not change the ending or anything because the book had a lot of plot twist.

[Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are in Massachusetts for a Thanksgiving get together with family and friends. While there they visit the Mayflower II, visit a Plimouth Plantation, visit a museum about the early settlers, and solve a mystery pertaining to a stolen necklace that happened on the original Mayflower.

This new series has a new feature, the reader has to find hidden letters in the pictures to solve the riddle at the end of the book. We as a family has fun reading and searching for the letters.

[Ribbon · Rating 2 out of 5]

The kids set out to solve a four hundred(ish) year old crime while on their inexplicably long Thanksgiving break. This is my first A to Z Mystery and I found it about as predictable as I expected from a kids mystery book. I identified the bad guy within a couple sentences of introduction, as well as the "sneaky twist." Exploring historical locations with a replica Mayflower and reenactment actors all over the place was a little spooky.

[Kaia · Rating 2 out of 5]

My son and I have enjoyed most of the mysteries in this series, but this one we did not like that much. The plot is especially unbelievable and predictable, and the kids make more poor choices than usual (taking a ferry to another town without telling anyone, giving out personal details to strangers, etc.).

[L.E. Fidler · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fiona: 4.5 stars...I thought this one had more action and things happening in it than the last one.

Regan: 3 stars. Maybe 4. It had some unexpected parts for once but they called the Wampanoag “Indians”...

Liam: 1 Star. I’m sorry. I just...didn’t really like it much.

[Elina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice book love it actually. But who would want a priceless necklace. But the person who dug it. Drew a map were it was hidden so they new were it was hidden so they found. And somebody was following them who could it be and why reD the book to find out.

[Tara · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like how facts about the Mayflower were sprinkled in with the mystery. This is a fun mystery.

[Debbie · Rating 5 out of 5]

So much fun to read with kids!

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was my first A to Z Mystery. It was okay, for a 3rd grade book. But there were at least two glaring errors in the story, which for a 9 year old isn't a big deal.

[GheenGirls · Rating 3 out of 5]

Turtle: okay

[aem · Rating 3 out of 5]

The trio search for possible treasure stolen on the Mayflower

[Bookworm Nina · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute educational children's book about the Mayflower and the first settlers in Plymouth Massachusetts. Plymouth is a very important location for me personally, so this book hit true to my heart.

[Noelani · Rating 4 out of 5]

3 3/4 stars given by 8 year old.

[Jen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute book- held my second grade student’s attention. Students are now obsessed with this series.

[Amber]

My kids loved this one!

[Amy Torcaso · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy story about the Pilgrims and the Mayflower. Cool
Mystery within the setting of Plymouth. I am enjoying this series and realize it’s a good one to recommend to my lower reading level students.

[shemah · Rating 4 out of 5]

#2024

[Anna Wyss · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute book read with my son. I was not expecting the old woman to be the man at the museum

[Cj Otaw · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyed it for what it was. Good break from the heavy readings.

[Kimberly Lou · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another solid mystery that my 7yo and I enjoyed reading together.

[Miranda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read aloud with my boys. They loved it, especially since we paired it with videos from the museum in Plymouth, MA so they had a better understanding of the historical context.

[Lark · Rating 3 out of 5]

Driving to school with Daphne and Phoebe

[Vidyuth Gowtham · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like this book

[Deepthi Herga · Rating 4 out of 5]

My 7 - year old has finished the entire set of the A to Z mysteries (including all the super editions). The super editions are lengthier and more satisfying. I started reading them because I wanted to find out how good these mysteries are and after I started, I finished the entire set myself. This will be a common review for all the books in the set (so please forgive me if you see this repeated under another book).

First of all, the mystery part of the book is fairly simple for an adult, but I can see how it can keep a kid engrossed. The characters are playful, around the same age as my kid now, so are very relatable. Yes, there are some characteristics which can be a little irritating, but they didn't really bother me too much as to take away from the stories. The other con is that these little kids are left unmonitored in many of their adventures (I am not a helicopter parent, but it felt a little strange, especially when they are out of the country altogether).

That being said, now what I loved about the stories -

1) Most of the stories are based in different cities, and sometimes different countries, so the travel perspective is amazing. We, as a family, love to travel and every time the kids in the books traveled somewhere it made the story more exciting to me (as well as my kid). My kid had comments on how they went to Key West and later Washington D.C "just like us".

2) There are strong characters of both genders, the villains are of different genders as well, so the stereotyping is considerably less (there was a female pilot in one of the books that stood out to me) and I love it that girls reading the books have some good role models. I would always like more female strong characters shown ofcourse :).

I'm sure my kids will be enjoying many more of the author's books in the future :)

[Robert · Rating 4 out of 5]

Man, who are these kids' parents to let them get involved in so many dangerous mysteries? Another in Roy Roy's sweet, straight-forward "A-Z Mystery Series", finds our trio of sleuths in Plymouth, MA searching for a hidden necklace that was last seen on the "Mayflower". Though this book suffers like many others in the series with an anti-climax of an ending, the book's first two-thirds fly by with the titular treasure hunt. I've liked pretty much all of this series as entry-level mystery books for my son, but I found this one kept me reading long after a responsible father should have told his kid goodnight. Apologies for the late-nights, son. I just had to see how Dink got out of this one!

[Joanna Cisneros · Rating 3 out of 5]

Summary- In the book Mayflower Treasure Hunt Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are spending Thanksgiving in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Then they find out that a sapphire necklace that went missing. They say to each other “Can a 400-year-old treasure be hidden somewhere nearby?” So they go on a hunt to find the necklace. While they were on the Mayflower they found a lot of interesting stuff. They keep looking until someone sees something.


Theme- The main lesson was if they can find a 400-year-old treasure. They find other stuff but not the necklace. They get tired so go get some snacks. Other people try to help them find the necklace.


Did I like the book- I liked the book because it was interesting. My favorite part was when they found the necklace.