The Copper Treasure

by Melvin Burgess

Book Overview

From the critically acclaimed and best-selling author of Smack comes a middle-grade tale of adventure and cunning in the spirit of Treasure Island Victorian London in the 1850's: Jamie, Ten Tons and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380733250
• ISBN13: 9780380733255
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.1" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

A good book

At first TenTons ,Davis,and Jami are on a big boat and find a chest full of copper so they try to move it to get some copper but as soon as they move it it falls off the edge of the boat. A few days latter they were playing in the water and they found it, but they can't take it out of the mud and water by ther selfs then they found some donkeys loose in a farmer's feild.The next day they try to take the donkeys to try to pull it out. TenTons is so happy that he is jumping all over the place then Davis ties tens to the copper that they almost had out of the water but then it falls and Tens drowned a few days later they get the copper . They bring it to a dealer and get alot of money then they throw half in the water for Tens and the other half for a boat ride.