The first book I read is The Emerald Casket by Richard Newsome. This book is the second book in the Archer Legacy series. The first book is The Billionaire’s Curse. A short recap of the first book, Gerald Wilkins, age 11, becomes the world’s richest kid when his great-aunt Geraldine passes away and leaves him the entire Archer fortune, $40 billion. Upon his arrival in London, Gerald finds out that his great-aunt was murdered and her death is linked to the theft of a famous diamond. Gerald, joined by two new friends Sam and Ruby, soon learns that the diamond is tied to three caskets that are hidden and hold the mystery to the greatest power in the world. Gerald’s family has been protecting this mystery for a thousand years. The second book picks up with Gerald, Ruby and Sam finding documents, picture and drawings about the Archer family and the legacy. The trio heads to India to try and find the next clue in the mystery and the trail to the second casket, the emerald casket. The book is full of action and adventure. The evil Mason Green is on their tail trying to get to the caskets first. You also find out that somehow Gerald is the key to the caskets, there is a bit of a supernatural element. The book is fast paced and the story moves along with lots of escape scenes and near death experiences. I would recommend this series to kids who are into the 39 Clues series books. Students are always looking for adventure books and this series fits the bill.
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