Pirates, motor boats, beach volleyball and more! BSG Book 15 has it all. The BSG divide up into three teams for The Great Scavenger Hunt, available now at a bookstore near you! Here's a sneak peek.
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Charlotte was having a difficult time focusing in Ms. O'Reilly’s first period social studies class. She had to keep pretending there was a big red sign in front of her blinking "PAY ATTENTION!" This was unusual for her, because social studies involved a favorite topic—the adventures of famous people in history!
But how on earth was she supposed to pay attention to Ms. O’Reilly when her mind was on a different kind of adventure. The surprise adventure that she and Nick and Chelsea had been planning for weeks. The adventure she was supposed to announce to the class in five minutes!
Just then, Charlotte felt something being crushed into her left hand. It was a note from Isabel. Charlotte, using her best secrecy skills, silently unfolded the note under her desk.
AHHH! How can U stand it? Isn’t the big announcement 2day?
Charlotte flipped the scrap of paper over and wrote back:
Yes! Any second now! I just hope everyone likes the idea and signs up. So so nervous …
Iz ripped off another piece of paper, scribbled something, and sent it back to Charlotte.
Chill! Nick Montoya will get the guys to come and you and Chelsea will get the girls. I think this will be the most fun in the history of 7th grade! Maybe I’ll even write my research paper on you :) Ha!
Charlotte gave her friend a grateful smile. Isabel was such a sweetheart—she had a real knack for making her friends feel better, no matter how awful the situation. "Charlotte, is there something you’d care to share with the class?" Ms. O'Reilly's voice boomed. "Please come to the front of the room."
Charlotte felt her stomach do a somersault. It was bad enough that she'd been caught passing notes, but now she was going to be humiliated by having to share the note with the whole class. Well this just figures, she thought. She probably should be used to public humiliation by now considering that she was the class klutz. But Charlotte wasn't. In her mind, embarrassment was embarrassment no matter how many times it happened!
Face flushed, Charlotte reluctantly made her way to the front of the room with the speed of a hermit crab slowly shrugging out of its shell, and started to unfold the crumpled note.
"Ummm..." she started, then noticed the doorknob turning.
"If it isn't the Co-Captain of the Outdoor Adventure Club herself!" Mr. Moore, their goofy science teacher, strode into the room, a tie printed with tiny cows bouncing over his bright purple shirt. "As club advisor, I couldn't be late for the big announcement! Please, Charlotte... proceed."
Charlotte gulped back a sigh of relief. Total humiliation was out, but she still had to talk in front of the class... one of her Top Ten "I hate to do" things. She gave Mr. Moore a grateful smile. He had helped her, Nick Montoya, and Chelsea Briggs organize the super surprise adventure, so it was really nice to have his support.
"Next weekend the Outdoor Adventure Club will have its first official field trip. The club leaders—myself, Nick, and Chelsea—have organized a scavenger hunt."
She paused for applause, but the class was still waiting to hear more. Have I just bombed? Worried, Charlotte added in a rush, "It's on Cape Cod, there will be three teams, and the winners will receive an incredible prize!"
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Who wins the prize and who lags behind in the race to the finish? Find out in The Great Scavenger Hunt!ADVERTISEMENT
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