Greg’s mom calls a family meeting to determine what to do with their share, proposing home improvements and then overruling the family’s cartoonish wish lists and instead pushing for an addition to the kitchen. When Great Aunt Reba dies, she leaves some money to the family. The Heffley family’s house undergoes a disastrous attempt at home improvement. This is one of a number of Sophie Washington books, and fans of this entry will certainly want to read others in the series.Ī fun read for youngsters that will teach them something along the way. The book serves as a bit of a travelogue for Corpus Christi, as it features real locations in the city.
They’ll also learn about friendship and family, with Ellis doing a fine job of weaving her lessons naturally into the storyline. Also, male sea turtles live mostly in the water, while female turtles come to the beach to nest.” Young readers will come away with a better understanding of sea turtles and their plight, awareness of accessibility issues, and a bit of United States Navy history. This often delightful tale weaves fun facts into the adventure, making the book both educational and entertaining, as when Cole notes, “I read in my animal book that male turtles have long tails, and this one’s tail is short. He gives the children their “treasure,” hundreds of pieces of chocolate wrapped in gold foil. The group stops at an ice cream shop run by Homer Thomas, whom the children first met on Mr. Williams) that takes them to a cove to snorkel the USS Lexington, a World War II aircraft carrier and, finally, the Ocean Life Center. The clues lead the trio (with Granny in tow) to various spots in the city, including a turtle release site a boat named The Dolphin (captained by the wheelchair-using Mr. That something is a bottle with pennies and a note in it, initiating a mystery-solving adventure that involves following clues to find a treasure. Cole is playing with their grandmother’s metal detector when it begins beeping, indicating something in the sand underneath a sand castle Sophie and Chloe just built. Sophie Washington is on vacation during the summer before seventh grade, visiting her grandmother in Corpus Christi, Texas, and spending time at the beach with her little brother, Cole, and best friend, Chloe.
Young Sophie Washington seeks treasure in Corpus Christi with her best friend and her little brother in Ellis’ middle-grade novel.
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