Books with author Kelly Novak

Danger lurks below!In this first novel of the Doubloon Cove series, we meet tween-aged sleuths Jeffrey and Steven, both 12, and Cindy, 10 as they tackle their first case. Jeffrey's and Cindy's parents are college professors, and believe that there is a thousand-year-old mystery regarding Vikings in Massachusetts right here in Doubloon Cove, Massachusetts. But their peers ridicule them, so they are too afraid to pursue it. So it is up to Jeffrey, Cindy, Steven and his brother Frederick, to solve the case. But they must battle dangerous caverns, their own fears, and must learn to work as a team, all while being chased by crooks who have their own agenda. Set in a time before smartphones and Internet, Doubloon Cove is a thrilling adventure full of danger and revelations. History, mystery, and action come together in this compelling story; it is Nancy Drew meets the young Indiana Jones meets the Goonies.

Everyone knows about the Pilgrims who landed on Plymouth Rock in AD 1620. But were they really the first Europeans to reach what is now Massachusetts? This is the question twelve-year-old Jeffrey—along with his sister, Cindy, and his best friend, Steven—seeks to answer after a couple of crooks break into his house. The target of the burglary appears to be Jeffrey’s parents’ research into America’s early Viking settlers—research that was initially ridiculed by the archaeological community. The kids find one half of a piece of an ancient parchment that the burglars left behind and are stunned to discover that it fits with the parchment owned by Jeffrey’s parents. Together, the documents appear to be a treasure map to something “most precious” that is hidden in a nearby cave. And so the kids embark on a dangerous quest to discover this precious treasure, racing against the very same crooks who broke into Jeffrey’s house. Set in a time before smartphones and Internet, Doubloon Cove is a thrilling adventure full of danger and revelations. History, mystery, and action come together in this compelling story, which is perfect for middle grade readers.