J. D. Shank
ASIN: B00IOB7LWW
Publisher: J. D. Shank
Pages: 248
Tom Keller is an average high school senior. He plays on the football team, gets by in school and enjoys the social perks of having the right friends and girlfriend. Things seem to be looking up as the team finishes the regular season with a win that will lead to post season playoff games. However, just hours after the victory, Tom learns that his childhood friend and next-door neighbor, Sophie Taylor has been in a serious car accident. Tom and Sophie had been inseparable before Junior High. A spirited little girl, Sophie had captured Tom imagination, and heart, by creating an elaborate story of a pirate’s treasure she that was certain was buried somewhere around her grandparent’s house, the historic Magnolia Manor. Spurred on by a “clue” carved into a banister, Tom and Sophie spent their summers immersed in the quest. Even when it seemed that pretend should end, Sophie continued to ...