Amazon Category:  Young Adult/Teen Publisher: BookSurge ISBN-10:  141964257X Type: Fiction Pages: 282 Copyright: 08/24/2006 ISBN-13: 9781419642579 This book deals with teen love, emotions, problems, and how the characters solved these problems. This exciting character novel pits a young teens moral character against a modern day pirate. There is a build up to the treasure hunt that keeps you on the edge of your seat with an exciting ending.  Aaron Elkin's Pirate's Gold is an exciting and adventure-filled story about a young boy and his friends, as they sail the high seas looking for the lost treasure of a famous pirate. Excerpt We dove toward the cave with renewed excitement. This time I was able to reach the cave with no problems. Lizzy surfaced inside the cave seconds behind me to witness the most spectacular sight we have ever seen outside of a Hollywood movie. There before us was an overflowing chest of treasure with a skeleton guarding the loot. Exasperated, we held on to the edge of the cave floor and went into a trance. Awe, is definitely not the word for what we feel at this time, but is there an English language word for what we were now seeing.

Loretta H. Jirsa's
I didn't know what to expect reading a kid's book but I have to admit that 1/2 way through I couldn't put the book down. If I were blind and had someone reading this book to me I would have still been on the edge of my seat until the end. The author's descriptions were very clear and very good. I would love to see 6th, 7th and 8th graders reading this in their literature classes. Lots of learning lessons in this book too! Thumbs up!