The Forbidden Stone
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2014

The Forbidden Stone

By Tony Abbott, Bill Perkins (Illustrator)

Book #1 in the The Copernicus Legacy series

A funeral trip turns into a global quest to unlock a secret that could change the world.

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448 pages
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Wade, Lily, Darrell, and Becca travel to Germany for a funeral, only to find themselves on a perilous quest. As they race across the globe, they must solve puzzles and uncover a hidden past to prevent a world-altering secret from falling into the wrong hands. Can they piece together the clues before time runs out?

From the publisher

Bestselling author Tony Abbott’s epic new middle grade series, the Copernicus Legacy, begins with The Forbidden Stone, a thrilling adventure packed with puzzles, intrigue, and action. Fans of Rick Riordan and Ridley Pearson will love this first book in an exciting series that takes the reader all over the globe in a race to find pieces of a mysterious hidden past–before it’s too late.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.Supports the Common Core State Standards

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
448
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
680L
Themes & topics
Books about journeys and voyagesBooks about questsBooks about girls and womenBooks about survival storiesBooks about secret societies
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.8
F&P level
~P
AR points
11
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
163891
Publication
Published
September 9, 2014
First published
January 7, 2014
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780062194442

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