The Treasure Hunters

Vincent has dyspraxia and finds playing team sports challenging, unlike his star football player older brother. Quiet and invisible at school, he finds solace in playing computer games in his room. He is chosen to take part in an outdoor activity weekend with three other outcasts from his class, but one of them is hiding a secret... her grandfather was an active poster on a conspiracy theorist website and was particularly interested in the local legend of buried treasure. He recently died and she is determined to find the treasure in his memory - but an unscrupulous thief has also been lurking on this website and is hot on their trail, also intent on locating the treasure...

A gripping, page-turning mystery adventure from the bestselling author of modern classic The Goldfish Boy When lonely Vincent is forced to go on an outdoor activity weekend with three other kids from his class, he's counting the seconds until he can escape home. But one of his classmates is hiding a secret: she's convinced there's pirate treasure buried deep within a nearby mountain. Suddenly, this boring trip becomes an exciting adventure! But a thief is hot on the trail, intent on stealing the loot for themselves... can the Treasure Hunters work together to stop them? for fans of Frank Cottrell Boyce's Millions and classic action adventure movie The Goonies funny, moving and a real page-turner a sensitive depiction of a hero with dyspraxia PRAISE FOR LISA THOMPSON BOOKS Goldfish Boy "an utterly captivating read" BookTrust "This empathetic debut is a middle-grade whodunit with a very special heart." Kirkus "a heart-warming tale" Books for Keeps The Light Jar Shortlisted for the Children's Book Awards 2019, Books for Older Readers Category "bags of empathy to a deftly plotted tale" The Guardian "A hugely endearing boy hero" The Times The Day I Was Erased "Lisa Thompson's light touch in delicately exploring emotional wellbeing means the story can be enjoyed by younger children and teenagers alike and can help begin important conversations about memory loss, parental discord and the meaning of friendship." BookTrust

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A gripping, page-turning mystery adventure from the bestselling author of modern classic The Goldfish Boy When lonely Vincent is forced to go on an outdoor activity weekend with three other kids from his class, he's counting the seconds until he can escape home. But one of his classmates is hiding a secret: she's convinced there's pirate treasure buried deep within a nearby mountain.

Suddenly, this boring trip becomes an exciting adventure! But a thief is hot on the trail, intent on stealing the loot for themselves... can the Treasure Hunters work together to stop them?

• for fans of Frank Cottrell Boyce's Millions and classic action adventure movie The Goonies
• funny, moving and a real page-turner

• a sensitive depiction of a hero with dyspraxia

  PRAISE FOR LISA THOMPSON BOOKS

  Goldfish Boy

  "an utterly captivating read" BookTrust

  "This empathetic debut is a middle-grade whodunit with a very special heart." Kirkus

  "a heart-warming tale" Books for Keeps

  The Light Jar

  Shortlisted for the Children's Book Awards 2019, Books for Older Readers Category

  "bags of empathy to a deftly plotted tale" The Guardian

  "A hugely endearing boy hero" The Times

  The Day I Was Erased

  "Lisa Thompson's light touch in delicately exploring emotional wellbeing means the story can be enjoyed by younger children and teenagers alike and can help begin important conversations about memory loss, parental discord and the meaning of friendship." BookTrust