Marie Nadeau Lawson

The Eagle's Rook and Robillard's Treasure (Book I) Marie Nadeau Lawson 1.º edición

Christophe (Chris) Jean-Jacques Robillard, 14, is a voracious reader who has lived in the New Orleans based St. Jean le Baptiste Orphanage his entire life as have his two best friends Danny Michaud and Jean Pierre Dellacourt. They and their girlfriends all attend the Rue St. Paul Middle school funded for the four orphanages of the French Quarter: One day Chris receives his first letter. The letter is from an attorney telling him that he has inherited a ship from his late father -the S. S. Eagle?s Rook. The letter goes on to tell him the crew will be leaving on a mysterious voyage on June 26th at 8:00 p.m. Chris and his friends embark on a voyage that will forever change the course of the rest of their lives. They encounter a hurricane, an attempted takeover of the Eagle?s Rook and discover a treasure that only Chris could appreciate.