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The New York Times bestselling author of the Seven Wonders and the 39 Clues series, Peter Lerangis, treats us to the hair-raising, edge-of-your-seat second installment of the Max Tilt trilogy, now available in paperback! When thirteen-year-old Max Tilt stumbled across his great-great-great-grandfather Jules Verne''s unfinished, unpublished manuscript, The Lost Treasures , he thought he had the answer to all his problems, but nothing in life is ever that easy. With his mom''s illness getting worse again, Max needs to figure out a way to save his family--now more than ever. So Max and his cousin Alex revisit The Lost Treasures , and they find a clue that just might be the key to a cure. It''s the story of Verne''s seemingly impossible recovery from a near-fatal gunshot wound. Somehow, after being shot, Verne didn''t just survive, he thrived. And the book hints that he was only able to do so after collecting magical healing elements that he''d saved from a race around the world. Piecing together hints from Verne''s Around the World in 80 Days and his lost manuscript, Max and Alex realize there''s a way to save Max''s mom if they''re daring enough to try. It''s a race against time in the second installment of the action-packed adventure series from master storyteller and New York Times bestselling author Peter Lerangis.
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The New York Times bestselling author of the Seven Wonders and the 39 Clues series, Peter Lerangis, treats us to the hair-raising, edge-of-your-seat second installment of the Max Tilt trilogy, now available in paperback!
When thirteen-year-old Max Tilt stumbled across his great-great-great-grandfather Jules Verne’s unfinished, unpublished manuscript, The Lost Treasures, he thought he had the answer to all his problems, but nothing in life is ever that easy. With his mom’s illness getting worse again, Max needs to figure out a way to save his family—now more than ever.
So Max and his cousin Alex revisit The Lost Treasures, and they find a clue that just might be the key to a cure. It’s the story of Verne’s seemingly impossible recovery from a near-fatal gunshot wound. Somehow, after being shot, Verne didn’t just survive, he thrived. And the book hints that he was only able to do so after collecting magical healing elements that he’d saved from a race around the world.
Piecing together hints from Verne’s Around the World in 80 Days and his lost manuscript, Max and Alex realize there’s a way to save Max’s mom if they’re daring enough to try.
It’s a race against time in the second installment of the action-packed adventure series from master storyteller and New York Times bestselling author Peter Lerangis.
Can two kids follow the clues left by a master storyteller and win a race against time?
- A Jules Verne Legacy: Max isn't just a fan of the famous author—he's family. He and his cousin Alex must use Verne's own books to uncover a life-saving secret.
- Global Adventure: Follow Max and Alex as they race around the world, from the streets of London to the icy plains of Antarctica, searching for magical healing elements.
- A High-Stakes Quest: With his mom's health fading, Max is playing for the highest stakes imaginable. This isn't just a treasure hunt; it's a mission to save his family.
- Ancient Mysteries: Based on an unpublished manuscript, this adventure is filled with anagrams, codes, and clues that only Verne's descendants can solve.
