The Curse of the Crystal Cavern (The Pathfinders Society)

Product Description
The rollicking Pathfinders Society treasure hunt continues as the five campers from Mystery of the Moon Tower get swept away in a new adventure. This action-packed graphic novel is full of fun, magic, and friendship--sure to appeal to fans of the Last Kids on Earth and Lumberjanes series.
Fresh from their hair-raising adventures in
The Mystery of the Moon Tower, Kyle, Vic, Beth, Harry, and Nate are now hot on the trail of something big! A secret staircase leads down into the unknown, setting them on an exciting chase for clues left by the wealthy explorer Henry Merriweather, who was rumored to have hidden away a priceless treasure. Are the legends real? Where will the five friends end up? And what dangers will they encounter along the way? Because as they've come to learn,
everything comes at a price...
In this exciting graphic novel adventure series, richly illustrated by Eisner-award-winning artist Steve Hamaker, the Pathfinders go ever deeper into the labyrinthian Merriweather mystery--and hope they'll come out the other side!
"A legendary hidden treasure, a guy who collects stuff in a mysterious castle, and five cool kids trying to connect the dots and save the day. What's not to love here?"
--Max Brallier, author of the Last Kids on Earth series
From School Library Journal
Gr 3–6—Picking up where the previous volume left off, this title follows tweens Kyle, Beth, Harry, Victoria (Vic), and Nate as they continue on their quest to find a hidden treasure. What started out as a fun way to get oriented to their surroundings at Camp Pathfinder has become more serious as they've learned the history of the camp's founder, Henry Merriweather. Discovering that Camp Pathfinder is being threatened by a developer who has purchased the property, they are even more motivated to find the rumored treasure and save the camp from destruction. Following clues left in Henry's journal, the campers travel through a series of underground caves, experience time travel, and encounter a dizzying array of obstacles and puzzles that they are able to solve using each individual's talents and skills. Readers will happily suspend their disbelief as they become immersed in the story and will find themselves almost breathless from the nonstop action. Detailed, colorful, and expressive art works well with the text to depict a tale full of thrills and danger, as well as bravery and humor. Kyle and Beth are white, Victoria is Black, and Harry and Nate are brown-skinned. VERDICT This wild adventure is pure fun at a breakneck pace. Plan to purchase all volumes of the series in order to complete the story.—Sarah Reid, Four County Lib. Syst., NY
Review
"Sedita and Seraydarian’s plot packs a ton of humor, mystery, and action to enthrall fans of fantastical fun adventures. Hamaker’s artwork, meanwhile, offers just the right amount of zany energy in its paneling and its eye-catching use of colors and secondary details. Marvelously clever and cool."
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Kirkus Reviews"Readers will happily suspend their disbelief as they become immersed in the story and will find themselves almost breathless from the nonstop action. Detailed, colorful, and expressive art works well with the text to depict a tale full of thrills and danger, as well as bravery and humor. This wild adventure is pure fun at a breakneck pace."
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School Library Journal
About the Author
Francesco Sedita is the creator of the Miss Popularity books series, the Emmy-winning Who Was? Show on Netflix, and many other books in his job at Penguin Young Readers.
Prescott Seraydarian is a children's video producer and educator. He is the owner-director of Lunch Productions, an award-winning production company and also teaches film at the George School in Newtown, PA.
Steve Hamaker is the Eisner Award-winning colorist of bestselling graphic novel series such as Bone by Jeff Smith and HiLo by Judd Winick. He has also colored online comic series and c