Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.
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My Teasers for today are from
Kitty Hawk and the Curse of the Yukon Gold
First tease from page 30 of the paperback
“A hawk,” I whispered, barely able to talk. I was too choked up with emotion and tears.
“A hawk,” my mother whispered back. “Just like you.”
Just like me.
Second tease from page 110 of the paperback
“I don’t understand,” Will said, finally recovered enough from his shock to speak. “Who is she? Where did she come from?”
Charlie answered coldly. “All I know is that I saw her sneaking down here from up by the bridge, so I followed her to just there, outside the camp where she’s been listening to the three of you for the last half hour.”
“So what?” Buck asked. “We didn’t say anything. Why would you grab her like this?”
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Synopsis
Kitty Hawk and the Curse of the Yukon Gold is the thrilling first installment in a new series of adventure mystery stories that are one part travel, one part history and five parts adventure. This first book of the Kitty Hawk Flying Detective Agency Series introduces Kitty Hawk, an intrepid teenage pilot with her own De Havilland Beaver seaplane and a nose for mystery and intrigue. A cross between Amelia Earhart, Nancy Drew and Pippi Longstocking, Kitty is a quirky young heroine with boundless curiosity and a knack for getting herself into all kinds of precarious situations.
After leaving her home in the western Canadian fishing village of Tofino to spend the summer in Alaska studying humpback whales Kitty finds herself caught up in an unforgettable adventure involving stolen gold, devious criminals, ghostly shipwrecks, and bone-chilling curses. Kitty’s adventure begins with the lingering mystery of a sunken ship called the Clara Nevada and as the plot continues to unfold this spirited story will have armchair explorers and amateur detectives alike anxiously following every twist and turn as they are swept along through the history of the Klondike Gold Rush to a suspenseful final climatic chase across the rugged terrain of Canada’s Yukon, the harsh land made famous in the stories and poems of such writers as Jack London, Robert Service and Pierre Berton. It is a riveting tale that brings to glorious life the landscape and history of Alaska’s inside passage and Canada’s Yukon, as Kitty is caught up in an epic mystery set against the backdrop of the scenery of the Klondike Gold Rush.
Kitty Hawk and the Curse of the Yukon Gold is a perfect book to fire the imagination of readers of all ages. Filled with fascinating and highly Google-able locations and history this book will inspire anyone to learn and experience more for themselves as Kitty prepares for her next adventure – flying around the world!
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I won this book in a giveaway. I’m having such a grand time with it. Action, adventure, and lots of it!
I also love the quirky cover art. I’m always drawn to these kind.
The writing is exciting and I’m sure I’ll be following this series.
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How about you? Got a tease? Tell me!
