{"title":"Series: The Islanders","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"search-for-treasure-by-mary-alice-monroe-9781534427310","title":"Search for Treasure","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe sequel to \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe’s \u003ci\u003eThe Islanders\u003c\/i\u003e, an “exciting, tender, and absolutely wonderful” (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) story of friendship, loss, and the healing power of nature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJake Potter is back on Dewees Island for another summer with his beloved grandmother, Honey. This time, Jake is excited that his dad will be there as he continues to recover from his injuries sustained in Afghanistan. But Jake also knows they both need to get used to a new normal, which isn’t easy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJake also discovers that his two best friends, Macon and Lovie, are struggling as well. Macon is adjusting to being a big brother, while Lovie is navigating a new relationship with her dad, who has long been absent in her life. To cheer everyone up, Jake decides that the trio needs a new mission, just like they had the previous summer in saving the turtles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe discovers that his dad loved spending time in an old tree fort on the island, and there is a special treasure box hidden somewhere nearby. Jake just knows if he can find it, maybe his dad will be happy again—and he knows Macon and Lovie are the perfect fellow treasure hunters!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTheir search leads them to discover there might be actual buried treasure somewhere on Dewees, all while they battle some unwelcome guests on the island, of both the two- and four-legged kind! On the three friends’ biggest quest yet, they realise that the treasures they really want in life were with them all along.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46996086980844,"sku":"9781534427310","price":34.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/3dc5604a2709a21e6857ced37375bff0.jpg?v=1763185086"},{"product_id":"the-islanders-by-mary-alice-monroe-9781534427280","title":"The Islanders","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller!​\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Storytelling for young readers at its finest—equal parts summer adventure and environmental suspense…[a] love letter to family, friendship, and the natural world.” —Kwame Alexander, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Crossover\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe comes a beautiful story of friendship, loss, and the healing power of nature in her first book for middle grade readers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEleven-year-old Jake’s life has just turned upside-down. His father was wounded in Afghanistan, and his mother is going to leave to care for him. That means Jake’s spending the summer on tiny Dewees Island with his grandmother. The island is a nature sanctuary—no cars or paved roads, no stores or restaurants. To make matters worse, Jake’s grandmother doesn’t believe in cable or the internet. Which means Jake has no cell phone, no video games...and no friends. This is going to be the worst summer ever!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHe’s barely on the island before he befriends two other kids—Macon, another “summer kid,” and Lovie, a know-it-all who lives there and shows both Jake and Macon the ropes of life on the island. All three are struggling with their own family issues and they quickly bond, going on adventures all over Dewees Island. Until one misadventure on an abandoned boat leads to community service. Their punishment? Mandatory duty on the Island Turtle Team. The kids must do a daily dawn patrol of the beach on the hunt for loggerhead sea turtle tracks. When a turtle nest is threatened by coyotes, the three friends must find a way to protect it. Can they save the turtle nest from predators? Can Jake’s growing love for the island and its inhabitants (be they two-legged, four-legged, feathered, or finned) help to heal his father?","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46996364853484,"sku":"9781534427280","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/57ff38b6a584faaad786eb87ecd66387.jpg?v=1763184107"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/series-the-islanders.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}