treasure hunters ultimate quest james patterson

In this particular tale, the Kidds are looking for an ancient Knights Templar treasure-but the aren’t the only ones! Hijinks, double-crosses, and some pretty outlandish action sequences ensue. (Bick narrates the story Beck provides the illustrations.) And Beck and Bick, well, they’re going to be wise-cracking twin younger siblings who tie the family together. You know that Storm is going to have all the answers. Like, you just know that Tommy (oldest brother) is going to fall immediately in love with some girl (who is likely a spy or a villain). Characters are written to have one dominant trait that defines them, sometimes for comedic value and sometimes to insert some education or exposition into the story. The Kidd siblings have grown up with famous treasure hunters as parents and by book number eight they’ve got a lot of adventures under their belt. The result is a little bit ridiculous-but just think of this as The Fast and Furious franchise for kids. Patterson and Grabenstein craft a goofy, imaginative narrative full of jokes, plot twists, and fun facts. Chris Grabenstein has been James Patterson’s primary go-to author for middle-grade fiction and you don’t have to read too far into Ultimate Quest, the 8th Treasure Hunters book, to see why. It's up to the Kidd siblings to follow clues around the globe to uncover the ancient treasure and save their parents.

But then their ship, The Lost, explodes in a ball of fire! Now Bick, Beck, Tommy and Storm are stranded on a raft in the Mediterranean Sea, and their parents have been kidnapped by maniacal treasure hunters. The Kidd family is on an exciting new mission: using the augmented reality gear their parents created to uncover long-lost treasure.

But when their ship is waylaid by pirate Charlotte Badger, the Kidds’ parents are framed for stealing a set of priceless gems! Bick, Beck, Storm and Tommy have seven days to navigate the dangerous Australian Outback, find Charlotte Badger, and steal back the evidence they need to prove their parents are innocent. The Kidd family is on the hunt for Lasseter’s Gold, one of the legendary lost treasures of Australia. But the key is exposing the conspiracy may have been under their noses the whole time. without any priceless antiques to hunt – BORING! But everything changes when the Kidds uncover a dastardly conspiracy: a fake Bill of Rights! Now they're crisscrossing the country in a race to prove the document is a forgery. Bick, Beck, Storm and Tommy are stuck in Washington, D.C.

Treasure hunters ultimate quest james patterson