The Sea Island's Secret
Description
A fistful of bones and a mysterious treasure hunt-not quite what twelve-year-old Chicagoan Delta Wells is expecting when she arrives on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, to visit her grandparents for the summer! But when Pops tells her that his beloved Island History Museum may be demolished to make room for a golf resort, Delta visits the museum property and discovers a skeleton hidden in the marsh. The bones and a long-secret message from the past send Delta and her younger brother, Jax, on a race to unearth the island's secrets, save their grandfather's museum, and help complete a mission someone started more than 150 years ago.
From the Civil War ruins of Hilton Head, to the site of the H. L. Hunley submarine in Charleston and the University of South Carolina's historic Horseshoe in Columbia, Delta and Jax's vacation is an exciting and educational adventure through history.
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Susan Diamond Riley holds a Master of Arts degree in children's literature from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She has been a writer, editor, and educator for more than thirty years.
Content
- Cover
- The Sea Island's Secret
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- CONTENTS
- 1. Traveling through Time
- 2. Diving Right In
- 3. Holding the Head
- 4. Dealing with Questions
- 5. Finding a Gift
- 6. Breaking the News
- 7. Getting the Message
- 8. Seeing the Sound
- 9. Feeling the Way
- 10. Bursting in Air
- 11. Facing the Facts
- 12. Sharing the Secret
- 13. Soaking the Bones
- 14. Grabbing a Snack
- 15. Going to College
- 16. Believing in Ghosts
- 17. Searching the Arch
- 18. Accepting the Worst
- 19. Spotting the Map
- 20. Meeting with Critters
- 21. Knowing That Face
- 22. Sneaking on Out
- 23. Staring at Death
- 24. Digging for Treasure
- 25. Fighting the Enemy
- 26. Revealing the Prize
- 27. Spilling Their Guts
- 28. Reliving the Past
- 29. Opening the Mail
- 30. Celebrating with Friends
- Fact or Fiction?
