Expedition to Willow Key

by Ed Decter

Book Overview

FROM THE BLOG OF CAM WALKER Our biology teacher, Mr. Mora, had been planning an ultra-cool field trip to Willow Key (which is kind of like the Everglades). One humongous problem: We couldn't raise enough money for our class to go. But then the richest guy in town, Mr. Chapman Thorpe, made us a proposal that changed everything. So we got to go to Willow Key ( in an awesome seaplane ) and while down there we got to: 1 DIVE THE WRECK OF A SPANISH GALLEON...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416913068
• ISBN13: 9781416913061
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
• Length: 207 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Courtesy of Teens Read Too

What better way to spend a lazy summer afternoon than hanging out with Cam Walker and the Outriders? Cam is breaking every safety rule of scuba diving as he navigates the murky waters of the water hazard that fronts the seventh green of the golf course at Bluffs Country Club...but "farming" golf balls is the Outrider's main source of income to finance their adventures. However, the Country Club members really don't like for kids to steal the ball they are currently playing, and Cam has to run for it in a very creative escape. This time they hoped to go to Willow Key to help their biology teacher, Mr. Mora, with bio-mass studies relating to water pollution. After other hilarious fund raising projects just don't work out as well as they had hoped, the richest guy in town, Chapman Thorpe, approaches Cam with an offer to fund the Willow Key project and even furnish a big seaplane to take the gang there...in exchange for a dive on the shipwreck of the dreaded pirate ship, El Trueno (The Thunder), for some artifacts. The legend is exciting and it's an offer too good to pass up. The expedition to Willow Key gets off to a great start, but everything goes south when Mr. Mora suffers a broken leg and then the kids meet up with a bunch of modern-day pirates and poachers who don't want to leave any witnesses. This fast-moving adventure filled with hair-raising danger, countered by Cam's brilliant ideas and the brave actions of the Outriders, will leave you breathless and wanting more...and that's good, because this is only the second book of the Outrider's series. Ed Decter is a screenwriter-director-producer with lots of credits under his belt, but this is his first book series. He is a master at characterization and plot, and this story will keep you laughing and turning pages nonstop. Reluctant readers will beg for the next book in the series. Reviewed by: Grandma Bev

Amazing

I read a lot of books and series and this one ranks real high up there. This series is fun and addicting, it really draws you in. I would reccomend thisbook to anyone who could read! I can't wait for the third one.

Bobby's Review

Looking for something to read or something for someone to read? Read this amazing book! It's awesome! I would definately recomend this to anyone 10 and older. This is a great book. it's even BETTER the the first book!

Caution! Read one, you'll want to read them all!

I want to be an Outrider! These are terrific adventures with cool kids that you'd love to hang with. They know how to have a good time! Okay, they bend a few rules, maybe more than a few, but they have a solid code of freindship that they live by. Can't wait for the next one!