Young Whit and the Traitor's Treasure

Written by Phil Lollar and Dave Arnold

Part of the Young Whit series

A young boy uncovers secrets of missing Confederate gold and his family's past.

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240 pages· 44,428 words· Est. 5 hour read· ~750L

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Bookroo's summary

In the midst of the Great Depression, young Johnny Whittaker moves to Provenance, NC, where he faces school bullies and befriends Emmy and Huck. Together, they unravel a mystery involving missing Confederate gold and the shadowy legacy of Johnny's ancestor. Was his family truly involved in the theft, or is there more to the story? As Johnny digs deeper, he must confront the truth and decide what kind of legacy he wants to leave behind. Adventure and intrigue await in this captivating tale of history and discovery.

From the publisher

This Odyssey book series explores the history of the much-loved character John Avery Whittaker. The series introduces newcomers to the larger world of Odyssey. For readers who are already Odyssey-philes, the novels provide the history of the franchise’s most important character.Whit and his family (father, Harold; stepmother, Fiona; half-sister, Charlie) have just moved to Provenance, NC, in the middle of the Great Depression. Harold will be teaching at nearby Duke University. Not-quite-10-year-old Johnny soon makes a friend in Emmy, who lives across the street and joins him in his adventures. At his new school, he encounters a bully who makes his life miserable, and he makes a new friend in Huck, the custodian. Both of them play key roles in the mysteries and action.The central mystery in book 1 involves Confederate gold missing since the end of the Civil War and the question of whether Johnny’s ancestor was the coward and thief who stole it, as everyone believes.

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