The Shackleton Sabotage
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Chapter Book · Ages 7–10 · 2017

The Shackleton Sabotage

By Anthony VanArsdale (Illustrator)

Part of the The Boxcar Children Great Adventure series

A secret mission to return artifacts is threatened by a relentless saboteur.

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160 pages
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The Aldens, recruited by a secret society, embark on a global quest to return lost treasures. In Sydney, they must find the owner of a rare coin, but a saboteur lurks. Their journey takes them to Antarctica, where they face icy challenges to restore an artifact to Shackleton's hut. As they uncover the saboteur's identity, the stakes rise. Can they complete their mission and return the final artifact, or will their plans be thwarted?

From the publisher

In this all-new very special miniseries, the Aldens have been recruited by a secret society to return lost artifacts and treasures to their rightful locationsall around the world! The Aldens chart a course for Sydney, Australia, and as the children tour the famed Sydney Opera House, their next puzzleand its keyfalls right into their laps. They need to find the rightful owner of a rare Australian coin. Using their knowledge about Australia, the Aldens find the coin’s owner, but a saboteur is again hot on their heels and nearly spoils their hard work. Next up the Aldens travel to frigid Antarctica, where they need to return an artifact to the hut Shackleton used on his expeditions to the South Pole. The trip is a success, but when the Aldens return, they learn the identity of the person who has been trying to ruin their plans. Will the saboteur keep them from returning the seventh and final artifact?

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Format
Pages
160
Reading age
7–10
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
700L
Themes & topics
Books about AustraliaBooks about siblingsBooks about familyBooks about orphansBooks about adventure and adventurers
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~4.5
F&P level
~Q
Publication
Published
August 1, 2017
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780807506882

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