The Discovery (Dive, Book 1) [Paperback]

Gordon Korman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2003 | Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

Sharks, shipwreck, and sunken treasure in the latest adventure trilogy from Gordon Korman.

Four kids are on a marine expedition for the summer, diving to explore an underwater habitat that's just been altered by a seismic event. What they find, though, is much more than fish - it's sunken treasure. Can they salvage it without anyone else getting to it first? Will the prospect of wealth set them against one another? And what about those sharks . . . .DIVE is another action-packed trilogy from Gordon Korman. The narrative will shift between an account of two kids caught in the shipwreck and the story of the four kids fighting over and desperately trying to get the treasure.

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About the Author

Gordan Korman is one of Canada's most popular contemporary authors. He has written more than forty middle grade and young adult novels, including the bestselling Son of the Mob, which was an ALA Top 10 Best Book for Young Adults; Jake, Reinvented; the hilarious Macdonald Hall series; and the phenomenally successful Island, Everest and Dive trilogies.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic (June 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439507227
• ISBN-13: 978-0439507226
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #98,551 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #17 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators, A-Z > ( K ) > Korman, Gordon

More About the Author

Gordon Korman has written more than fifty middle-grade and teen novels. Favorites include the New York Times #1 bestseller The 39 Clues: One False Note, The Juvie Three, Son of the Mob, Born to Rock, and Schooled. Though he didn't play football in high school, Gordon's been a lifelong fan and season ticket holder. He says, "I've always been fascinated by the 'culture of collision' in football and wanted to explore it-not just from the highlight films but from its darker side as well." Gordon lives with his family on Long Island, New York.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars sams review of Dive, May 3, 2007

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Discovery (Dive, Book 1) (Paperback)

DIVE

by,Gordon Korman

My book is Dive. The book is about four teenagers that are chosen by a professor to dive and explore the sea. They aren't sure why they are there, but they know that they're looking for something big. The other divers are covering up something, and they don't want Star, Dante, Adriana, and Kaz to know.

I think this book makes people think about what could happen next. That is one of the reasons why I like it. Another reason is that you don't know what they're hiding until a little more than half of the story, and you want to find out so bad so you're on you're toes! The setting of the story is out on an island in the Atlantic Ocean.

( I didn't tell people what they're hiding, because they mignt want to read it, and find out for them selves.)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dive, the best book i've EVER read, January 27, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Discovery (Dive, Book 1) (Paperback)

Dive is about 4 kids diving for an institute for the summer. They soon find out that the dive instructers are keeping them occupied mean while the instructors are looking for something...

I give Dive 5 stars because it's exciting and it kept my interest. I guarentee you'll be saticfied whith this book.

SO READ IT!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dive: The Discovery : Book One, November 30, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Discovery (Dive, Book 1) (Paperback)

Dive: The discovery is pretty much a adventure/mystery that takes place in the middle of the Carribean. It's about four kids who are set-up for a diving internship at an oceanography company called Poisedon. They're with the Ponce de Leon and it's crew, but they find out that they're four litte pawns in a treasure hunt. The crew of the Ponce de Leon has the kids mark random caves while they take metal scans for the missing gold.They obviously don't solve the problem in the first book,so they leave off with a cliffhanger. They also have a side story about an abandoned orphan who's at the mercy of Captain James Blade. They're on a ship called the Griffon, with more than 100 crew members. James Blade states that it's "perfectly legal" and "goverment certified," to steal treasure from Spain's ships and plunder their gold.The boat later wrecks, and all their gold sinks to the depths of the Carribean, and now the Ponce de Leon crew is after it.