Bøger af Monica Lasarre

For nine years Jasper Penzey has wondered if he has a mother. Fresh from the discovery that she exists in the adventure of The Ruby Brooch of Atlantis, Jasper follows his father from sunny Greece to the palm-lined beaches of Panama. A cryptic message from his mother leaves him anticipating finding her there, but he soon learns his investigative skills will be used in other ways. A curse has left the waters of the legendary Panama Canal blood-red, Jasper's mysterious tutor will stop at nothing to follow his every move, and a new friend seems poised to sabotage his quest to get to the bottom of the curse of the shaman's stones. When the superstition of the Panamanian people threatens to keep Jasper from being able to solve a riddle left to him by his mother, Jasper rises to the challenge with all of his skills engaged - tenacity, book smarts, and quick thinking - in a race to the finish. Fueled by compassion, respect for diversity, and a keen mind, Jasper may be able to lift Panama's curse of the shaman's stones, but will he find his mother when the mystery is solved?

Jasper Penzey has never known his mother and his father never wants to speak of her. At the ripe age of 9 years old, on the eve of his and his father's move from Louisiana to Santorini, Greece, precocious Jasper discovers an amulet and a note from his mother. So begins the journey of a lifetime into island life, complete with a traipse through history and a search for the location of the lost city of Atlantis. What starts out as a summer of fun tagging along with his history professor father, quickly turns into a romp through all things Greek with a host of new friends and an undercurrent which pulls Jasper into searching for his mother. At his side throughout his search for Atlantis is his new friend Cally. Together they learn that dodging men who are following you can be scary; that ice cream is a perfect pawn for negotiating with those who stand in your way; and how to trust in the help of friends and family. Jasper discovers how heart-wrenching it can be to leave behind the only home he has ever known and how to make friends in a new place where everything seems foreign. He also learns that the love of a mother can come from unlikely sources, a blessedly welcome fact for a boy who is grievously missing his own. www.monicalasarre.com