The Uncle Duncle Chronicles: Escape from Treasure Island
by Darren Krill
For Sage Smiley, summer vacation doesn’t just mean a break from school. It means finally going on a trip with his favorite uncle, Dunkirk Smiley (a.k.a., “Uncle Duncle”), who just happens to be a world-famous explorer. Sage can barely contain his excitement when Uncle Duncle announces they’ll be flying in his World War II Supermarine Spitfire, and using the powers of a magical talisman to go wherever Sage would like. But the aerial adventure goes awry when Sage’s imagination brings them to Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island, a perilous destination teeming with murderous pirates, treacherous allies, and man-eating sharks. Together they must free a group of prisoners from the clutches of Long John Silver, lay claim to the glittering chests of pirate treasure, and fight for their very lives. Can a typical boy like Sage find the courage and the craftiness to survive in this land of legends?
