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The forbidden stone

"Wade, Lily, Darrell, and Becca fly from Texas to Germany for the funeral of an old family friend. But instead of just paying their respects, they wind up on a dangerous, mind-blowing quest to unlock an ancient, guarded secret that could destroy the fate of the world"-- Provided by publish...

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Main Author: Abbott, Tony, 1952-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2014.
Edition: First edition.
Series: The Copernicus legacy ; #01
Subjects:
Adventure and adventurers > Juvenile fiction.
Voyages and travels > Juvenile fiction.
Antiquities > Juvenile fiction.
Secret societies > Juvenile fiction.
Adventure fiction > Juvenile.
Online Access: Go to Downloadable eBook Here.
Summary: "Wade, Lily, Darrell, and Becca fly from Texas to Germany for the funeral of an old family friend. But instead of just paying their respects, they wind up on a dangerous, mind-blowing quest to unlock an ancient, guarded secret that could destroy the fate of the world"-- Provided by publisher.
Physical Description: 410 pages ; 21 cm.
ISBN: 9780062194473 (hardback)
006219447X (hardback)
Author Notes: Tony Abbott was born in Cleveland, Ohio on January 7, 1952. He attended the University of Connecticut, majoring first in music, then psychology, and finally English. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in English literature. After that, he traveled to Europe before returning home and finding work in a variety of bookstores, a library and at an Internet book and magazine publisher.

His first published book, Danger Guys, was written while taking a writing class with children's author, Patricia Reilly Giff. Since then, he's written over 75 books for children ages 6 to 12, including The Secrets of Droon series, The Haunting of Derek Stone series, and The Time Surfers series. Firegirl won the Golden Kite Award for Fiction in 2007 and The Postcard won the Edgar Award for the Best Juvenile Mystery novel in 2009.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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