Enjoy our presentation of Island of Thieves written by Josh Lacey and published by Houghton Mifflin. Tom goes with his Uncle Harvey to Peru, where they narrowly escape imprisonment and death as they hunt for buried treasure after tracking down a journal written by John Drake, a young relative of Sir Francis Drake, on a voyage to Lima in 1577. Includes biographical information on John and Francis Drake. 

Island of Thieves was named a Best Fiction for Young Adults in 2013

Island of Thievesis recommended for ages 9 and up for some violence.  Please see review for more information: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/josh-lacey/island-thieves/


This title is available as an ebook on Hoopla: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12920009

 

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Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340
 

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