Treasure Island

Author: Robert Louis Stevenson; retold by Wim Coleman and Pat Perrin
Illustrator: Greg Rebis
Publisher: Minneapolis: Stone Arch Books 2006

Annotation: Treasure Island is an adventure graphic novel that is an example of classic treasure hunting and pirates. All the pirates and villains are brought to life in this graphic novel adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic.

A little boy named Jim Hawkins discovers an old treasure map and sets out on a quest to find the buried treasure with the help of pirate captain Long John Silver. He joins the crew of a sailing ship on the way to the island where the treasure is buried.  

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Mystery at Blackbeard's Cove

Author: Audrey Penn
Illustrator: Philip Howard & Joshua Miller 
Publisher: Terra Haute, Ind.: Tanglewood 2004
Series: Blackbeard quartet, 1

Annotation: As Halloween approaching, four friends Billy, Daniel, Stephanie, and Mark find themselves trapped in a secret underground tunnel on Ocracoke Island where they travelled to bury their eccentric friend Mrs. Nemmish the pirate as her last wish. While trying to escape, they will face with Blackbeard's ghost, secret tunnels, skeletons and a hidden treasure. Zeek, local scoundrel and direct descendent of Israel Hands who the treasure belonged to, is their rival on the way finding the hidden treasure.

This story is a full of mystery, suspense and adventure.

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Oliver's travels: an Ohio adventure

Author: Cynthia Furlong Reynolds

Illustrator: Bruce Langton

Publisher: Ann Arbor, MI: Mitten Press 2008

Series: Oliver's travels, 1

Annotation: Oliver is a tiny mouse with big dreams. When his great-uncle gave him a piece of a very old treasure map, he decides to follow it through Ohio. After leaving safety and security behind him, he starts learning new things on this journey. He will discover the Ohio activities, symbols, and other facts.

This is the first in a series of four books.

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