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Heeding his grandfather’s dying words, Zac is off to Ghana to track down his family’s history. But what did his grandfather mean when he said that Zac had the map to the treasure? Following every clue he can find, Zac begins to suspect that the treasure is real, and hidden in one of Ghana’s old slave forts. Too bad the killers always seem to be one step ahead of him. With no one he can trust and with everything to lose, Zac races against time as he tries to uncover the truth about the past and a fortune in gold.
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Creators
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Release date
August 26, 2008 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9780739367360
- File size: 310951 KB
- Duration: 10:47:48
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Languages
- English
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Levels
- ATOS Level: 5.2
- Lexile® Measure: 710
- Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
- Text Difficulty: 3
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Reviews
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Narrator Dominic Hoffman brings us into the world of 16-year-old Zac Baxter, who is sent to a foster home after his elderly Pops is killed in an attack and everything is stolen from their apartment. The biggest loss is his grandfather's dream of reclaiming gold buried in Ghana by his ancestor, King Batu, in 1701. Zac is stunned, bewildered, and haunted by Pop's wish to recover the treasure. Hoffman keeps suspense taut as Zac faces eerie memories, fights British government officials, and flees to Ghana to discover his royal link and understand the horrors of the early slave trade. Jamaican and British accents and slang make Zac's street life vivid. The story's earthiness is elevated by pithy words of wisdom from Ghana. S.W. (c) AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine
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