Cayman Gold: Lost Treasure of Devils Grotto - Softcover

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Richard Trout, an environmental biologist and college professor, researches the details of his adventure tales to make them meticulously accurate. The books in his MacGregor Family Adventure Series, which include Cayman Gold: Lost Treasure of Devils Grotto, Elephant Tears: Mask of the Elephant, Falcon of Abydos: Oracle of the Nile, Czar of Alaska: The Cross of Charlemagne, Sign of the Dragon, and Devil's Breath Volcano, have been selected by National Geographic for the JASON Project and have been finalists for an Oklahoma Book Award and a Teddy Award from the Writers' League of Texas. He lives in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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Spanish gold hidden inside a three-hundred-year-old coral reef . . . will the pirates find it before the MacGregor kids can stop them?

JASON Project International Curriculum Selection
Accelerated Reader Program Selection
Scholastic Reading Counts! Selection

Dr. Jack MacGregor arrives in the Cayman Islands with his wife, Mavis, and their children, Chris, Heather, and R.O. to inspect the world's only sea-turtle farm. But the experience soon turns dangerous when the teens discover "reef raiders" intent on stealing ancient pirate gold embedded in the protected coral reefs.
Featuring environmental awareness alongside high-tech gadgets, family values, and villanous criminals, this first novel in the MacGregor Family Adventure Series keeps pace with the best of modern-day mysteries, integrating scientific details with lively dialogue and humor.

Praise for the MacGregor Family Adventure Series

"Trout has written a tale for young people the way it should be written."
--Clive Cussler, best-selling author

"Family relationships and characters--even incredibly brilliant, athletic Chris--are believable. What family does not need a superhero?"
--VOYA

"Features a strong family unit with realistic sibling rivalry and respect for parents."
--School Library Journal

An envrionmental biologist, consultant, and college professor, Richard Trout researches the details of his adventure tales firsthand to make them meticulously accurate. He is the author of seven books in the MacGregor Family Adventure Series.