Shadows at Jamestown
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2017 · Est. 4.5 hour read

Shadows at Jamestown

By Steven K. Smith

Part of the The Virginia Mysteries series

A fraudulent artifact threatens an archaeological dig. Can the truth be uncovered?

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190 pages· 32,742 words· Est. 4.5 hour read
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Sam, Derek, and Caitlin join an archaeological dig at Jamestown, eager to unearth secrets of early settlers. But when a priceless artifact is deemed a fraud, their adventure turns into a race against time. Can they unravel the conspiracy threatening to derail the project, or are they in over their heads? Dive into a mystery that reaches back to America's beginnings.

From the publisher

Four hundred years ago, colonists voyaged across the Atlantic Ocean to discover a new world. Today, an amazing archaeological dig at Historic Jamestown promises to uncover new secrets from those earliest English settlers. Sam, Derek and Caitlin can’t believe their luck when they are invited by Professor Evanshade to help with the archaeological digs for a week at Jamestown’s Field School. Maybe they’ll uncover something spectacular tracing all the way back to Captain John Smith and Pocahontas! But when one of the priceless artifacts dug from the Jamestown Fort is labeled a fraud, it threatens to upend the entire archaeological project. Can the kids expose the secret conspiracy or have they finally gotten in over their heads? Journey back with them to America’s beginnings and a mystery in the shadows of Jamestown.

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
190
Words
32,742
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
650L
Themes & topics
Books about archaeologyBooks about colonial AmericaBooks about friendshipBooks about secretsBooks about Jamestown
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.8
F&P level
~P
AR points
5
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
553822
Publication
Published
October 20, 2017
First published
October 4, 2017
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781947881013

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