Treasure of the Golden Skull
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Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 2018

Treasure of the Golden Skull

Written by Chris Priestley

Part of the Maudlin Towers series

A school faces closure, leading to a treasure hunt with hypnotists and pirates. Can it be saved?

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272 pages· ~640L
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Mildew and Sponge face the closure of their dreary school, Maudlin Towers. Their quest for hidden treasure spirals into chaos with a hypnotic new student and a pirate teacher. As mysteries unfold, they must decipher clues, including those from a heartbroken English teacher, to save their school. Will they succeed in this bizarre adventure?

From the publisher

Mildew and Sponge don’t think much of Maudlin Towers, the blackened, gloom-laden, gargoyle-infested monstrosity that is their school. But when they are told the school might close, our heroes realize being apart and somewhere else could be even worse! What starts out as a secret hunt for buried treasure quickly becomes weirder than Mildew and Sponge could ever have imagined. Who is that new boy who can get people to do whatever he wants just by looking them intently in the eye? (A hypnotist!) Why does that strange teacher have tattoos and a beard? (He’s really a pirate also looking for the treasure!) Could their heartbroken English teacher hold the key to this riddle of riddles? (Just maybe…) Most importantly, can Mildew and Sponge save the day – and the school – once more?

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
272
Reading age
9–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
~640L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~4.1
F&P level
~P
Publication
Published
July 9, 2019
First published
January 1, 2018
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781408873106

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