The Serpent's Curse (#2 The Copernicus Legacy) / Tony Abbot / 496 pages

In The Serpent's Curse Dr. Roald Kaplan, his two sons (Wade and Darrell), along with Dr. Kaplan's niece (Lily) and her best friend (Becca) continue the search for twelve relics hidden around the world by sixteenth-century astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. The relics had been part of a Time Machine, which was disassembled (with each component artifact separately hidden) by Copernicus, to protect the world from the Teutonic Order's diabolic plan to use the time machine for their own fiendish purposes. Those entrusted with knowledge about where the relics formerly were and currently are hidden became known as Guardians of the relics.

In this book of the series, the beautiful, yet ruthless, Galina Krause (head of the Teutonic Order) will stop at nothing in her race against the Kaplan family to gain the relics. To this end,  Galina has Dr. Kaplan's wife, Sara, kidnapped. 

With chase scenarios, near brushes with death, codes to decipher, puzzles, kidnapping, murders, hungry wolves, time travel, relics and adventure, this book will not only excite student readers; but, adults as well!