Sleuths of Somerville - Mick’s Buried Treasure

People in Somerville love to trade stories about days gone by. The town’s young sleuths aren’t always interested, but when they hear a local legend of buried treasure, they know it’s too tasty to resist. Astrid, Rowan, Quinn, and Jace set off to solve the mystery. What they discover is sweeter than they could have imagined. AGES: 9-12 AUTHOR: Michele Jakubowski has the teachers in her life to thank for her love of reading and writing. While writing has always been a passion for Michele, she believes it is the books she has read throughout the years, and the teachers who assigned them, that have made her the storyteller she is today. ILLUSTRATOR: Amerigo Pinelli lives in the heart of Naples, Italy, among narrow streets and old churches. A long time ago, when he was a child, he met a pencil, and from that moment on he started to play, joke, fight, and make peace with it. Spending his life doing the thing he enjoys the most is a great gift.