The Treasure of Assateague Island

Children's Best Seller List: Summer 2005, Trafford Publishing This charming tale is a blend of authentic boyhood adventure coupled with Old Eastern Shore legends experienced by the author during his boyhood years on Chincoteague Island, Virginia. More than just a children's book, The Treasure of Assateague Island tells about a strong and independent people who earned their living from the sea and a fast fading way of life which still exists in pockets on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia. The excitement begins when twelve-year-old Frankie and his friend find treasure on Assateague Island, which was buried there long ago by Blackbeard the Pirate. This story with its many twists and turns, villains and skeletons, and beauty and challenges of nature will appeal to all adventure lovers and to those who have fallen under the spell of this beautiful and special place. Many Chincoteague Island visitors stopped by the bookstore and reminisced with Frank about their own boyhoods not long ago when they had the freedom of a summer day and their mothers would say to them in the morning "Be home by dinner!". Like Frankie the day was all theirs and it became an adventure. This summer best seller, although fictional, presents a relatively accurate picture of Blackbeard the Pirate; and Frankie's boyhood story is told from life experiences.