Smuggler's Cave

Bates Sonya Spreen

Description

Jake and his younger brother Tommy are visiting family at a beach house on the coast. Having already lost a race to his cousin Lexie, Jake can't resist a second chance at victory when she challenges him again. Only this time it's a boat race-to the legendary Smuggler's Cave and back. The ocean is deep and choppy, and the boat is harder to control than Jake thought it would be. When he and Tommy reach Smuggler's Cave, the unthinkable happens. The boat capsizes, and they are swept into the cave. Lexie comes to their rescue, but the rising tide prevents them from escaping, and the three of them soon realize they are trapped.

Sujets

• Jeunesse Aventure
• Action
• Adventure
• Juvenilee Fiction
• Survival Stories

Informations

• Publié par: Orca Book Publishers
• Date de parution: 01 septembre 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781459806061
• Langue: English

Extrait

Smuggler s Cave
Sonya Spreen Bates
Illustrated by Kasia Charko
ORCA BOOK PUBLISHERS
Text copyright 2010 Sonya Spreen Bates Illustrations copyright 2010 Kasia Charko
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be invented, without permission in writing from the publisher.
Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Bates, Sonya Spreen Smuggler s cave / written by Sonya Spreen Bates ; illustrated by Kasia Charko. (Orca echoes)
Issued also in an electronic format. ISBN 978-1-55469-308-5
I. Charko, Kasia, 1949- II. Title. III. Series: Orca echoes. PS 8603. A 846 S 68 2010 j C 813 .6 C 2010-903525-9
First published in the United States, 2010 Library of Congress Control Number : 2010928736
Summary : Jake and Tommy find themselves back on Marsh Island, but this time they re trapped in a sea cave with their cousin Lexie.
Orca Book Publishers gratefully acknowledges the support for its publishing programs provided by the following agencies: the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund and the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Province of British Columbia through the BC Arts Council and the Book Publishing Tax Credit.

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Typesetting by Teresa Bubela Cover artwork and interior illustrations by Kasia Charko ORCA BOOK PUBLISHERS ORCA BOOK PUBLISHERS PO BOX 5626 STN.B PO BOX 468 VICTORIA, BC CANADA CUSTER, WA USA V 8 R 6 S 4 98240-0468
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For Dad, with love.
Contents
Chapter One: The Race
Chapter Two: Disaster
Chapter Three: Boy Overboard
Chapter Four: Smuggler s Cave
Chapter Five: Trapped
Chapter Six: Escaping Marsh Island
Chapter One THE RACE
Jake hopped off his bike. He dropped it on the grass at the top of the cliff and started down the steps to the beach. His feet pounded on the wooden planks. The wind was cold on his cheeks. He could smell the salty seaweed scent of the ocean.
I am a triathlete, he thought. Fast, strong and powerful. I finished the bicycle race and am in the lead. No one will catch me.
He heard the thud of footsteps behind him. Glancing back, he saw Lexie, his cousin, starting down the stairs.
A competitor! Jake thought. I cannot let her pass. He picked up the pace.
The beach was a long way down. One hundred and thirty steps. He had counted them the day before when he arrived at the beach house with Mom and Dad and his brother Tommy. Aunt Bonnie and Uncle Max rented the house every Thanksgiving. This was the first time Jake and his family had been there.
Jake knew Lexie was fast. He d raced her before, lots of times. He wasn t going to let her win.
Gripping the handrail, Jake swung past the bend in the stairs. He was halfway down. His legs hurt like crazy, and he was huffing and puffing like a steam train.
JAKE! The scream came from the top of the stairs. Jake, wait for me!