Changing Tides (National Treasure - A Gates Family Mystery) [Paperback]

Catherine Hapka (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up

Join Benjamin Franklin Gates (the magnetic protagonist of Walt Disney Pictures' National Treasure films), as he tries to unlock the secrets and mysteries hidden deep within the icons of American history in this original novel.

 

The first book in this ongoing series finds Ben on a quest to discover secrets buried in and among the seven wonders of the ancient world. But, as usual, Ben will find more at these sites than just tourists and cheap souvenir mugs. Because wherever Ben goes, the secrets and mysteries of America's past seem to follow.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Disney Press (November 6, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1423108140
• ISBN-13: 978-1423108146
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #729,852 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Book, July 21, 2008

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Charles N. Clark - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Changing Tides (National Treasure - A Gates Family Mystery) (Paperback)

They've made a mistake on the product review. The noval isn't about Benjamin Gates or the Templar Treasure, its about Ben Gates' ancestors and how the Gates family migrated to America.
In 1612, just as America is first being colonized, Samual Gates and his family are living in London. Having always been drawn to brave explorers and tales of treasure in far off lands, Samual is dissatisfied with his poor simple life but cannot escape it, having little money.
Then not long after, his father makes a foolish mistake that costs the Gates family everything. Determined to save his family and restore the Gates's reputation, Samual and his brother, William, travel to the Americas and the newly organized Jamestown, hoping to find a fortune that will help their fate.
As they cross the ocean, Samual meets a man who talks of a hidden treasure somewhwere in Jamestown. But before he can find out much more, the man suddenly and suspiously dies but not before passing the clues of the treasure to Samual. Now armed with a letter and only a few cryptic messages to go on, samual finds himself caught up in a hunt that goes back to the very begining of the New World, and traces back to a vanished colony.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Read!, January 2, 2008

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Joy D. King (Rural Oregon, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Changing Tides (National Treasure - A Gates Family Mystery) (Paperback)

Having seen the movies I was skeptical about a prequel. However, from the introduction to the satisfying ending I enjoyed meeting the characters, reading the reasonably fictionalized historical character's activities and exchanges with the Gates boys, and following the clues to the resolution. This is family entertainment at its best and I look forward to the next installment. Hurry!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting book for an 11 year old boy, August 2, 2011

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karenrz "karenrz" (North Brunswick, New Jersey USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Changing Tides (National Treasure - A Gates Family Mystery) (Paperback)

My son blew through this book in two days and wants more of the series! As the other reviewers said, the Amazon.com summary is incorrect.

I also just read the book, and while it's not terribly complex, it's interesting and exciting enough to propel a youngster who, just two years ago, wouldn't pick up a fiction book unless he was under duress. Just don't expect "Pillars of the Earth" or "Gone with the Wind" - after all, it's a kid's historical novel!