The Last Treasure

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For thirteen-year-old Ellsworth, family has always been just him and his dad. That's all Ellsworth thought he wanted. But then the dreams start. Dreams of houses surrounding a beautiful green square. Suddenly a letter arrives, inviting Ellsworth to a home he doesn't remember- the Square in Smith Mills, New York. A home with a hidden treasure only a child can uncover-the last treasure of John Matthew Smith, the family's eccentric patriarch. But there are other things hidden in the Square. Can Ellsworth set these ghosts to rest and uncover the family's last treasure-or will the secrets of the past haunt him forever

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Anderson offers a beautyrich, multilayered, full of stories within stories, with an ethereal touch. (Kirkus Reviews, starred review)

Author Bio

Born and raised in western New York where she attended a two-room schoolhouse, Janet S.Anderson later attended Cornell University and went on to teach high school English. She hasalso worked in libraries and for the New York State Department of Education. Havinglived in Canada, Germany, and Sweden, she has settled in Latham, New York with her husband. She has two grown daughters, Kate and Alix. Janet S. Anderson is also the author of two picturebooks, The Key Into Winter and Sunflower Sal.copyright 2000 by Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. All rights reserved.