Thirteen year old Mike spends summers with his Dad in Florida and the rest of the year with his Mom and stepdad in California. He runs cross country and track. This summer his Dad is teaching Marine Biology on Shipwreck Island, a Gulf Coast barrier island. Mike and Kyle find a Double Eagle gold coin inside a forbidden area of Fort Henry. They sift the sand and explore the cisterns in search of more gold. The search is not an easy one - others are searching, too, but they are helped by Mr. DuBois and his grandmother's diary. This is a great suspense story made better by a rich sprinkling of history.
2011 Truman Award Nominee
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