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Title:
Black Treasure
Sandy Steele Adventures #1
Note: Reading ease score: 83.4 (6th grade). Easy to read.
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Summary: "Black Treasure" by Roger Barlow is a children's adventure novel written in the mid-20th century. The story follows Sandy Steele and his friend Quiz Taylor, two high school students who have entered a science fair. Their invention—a geological analyzer—captures the attention of John Hall, an oil wildcat operator, leading to a summer job opportunity for the boys that involves learning about oil drilling in the Four Corners region, which includes their journey among Native American lands and cultures. The opening of the book sets the stage during the Regional Science Fair in Poplar City, California, where Sandy and Quiz feel disheartened after receiving only an honorable mention for their project, in contrast to the flashy exhibit of their rival, Pepper March. Their fortunes change when John Hall approaches them, intrigued by their work and eager to recruit them for an oil drilling operation. The narrative captures their initial excitement and trepidation as they accept the job, leading to encounters with various characters, including Native Americans and rival prospectors, setting off a summer filled with adventure and the challenges of navigating a complex adult world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Leckie, Robert, 1920-2001
EBook No.: 50256
Published: Oct 19, 2015
Downloads: 38
Language: English
Subject: Oil fields -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Four Corners Region -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Uranium -- Juvenile fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title:
Black Treasure
Sandy Steele Adventures #1
Note: Reading ease score: 83.4 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits:
Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Dave Morgan and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http:
//www.pgdp.net
Summary: "Black Treasure" by Roger Barlow is a children's adventure novel written in the mid-20th century. The story follows Sandy Steele and his friend Quiz Taylor, two high school students who have entered a science fair. Their invention—a geological analyzer—captures the attention of John Hall, an oil wildcat operator, leading to a summer job opportunity for the boys that involves learning about oil drilling in the Four Corners region, which includes their journey among Native American lands and cultures. The opening of the book sets the stage during the Regional Science Fair in Poplar City, California, where Sandy and Quiz feel disheartened after receiving only an honorable mention for their project, in contrast to the flashy exhibit of their rival, Pepper March. Their fortunes change when John Hall approaches them, intrigued by their work and eager to recruit them for an oil drilling operation. The narrative captures their initial excitement and trepidation as they accept the job, leading to encounters with various characters, including Native Americans and rival prospectors, setting off a summer filled with adventure and the challenges of navigating a complex adult world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Leckie, Robert, 1920-2001
EBook No.: 50256
Published: Oct 19, 2015
Downloads: 38
Language: English
Subject: Oil fields -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Four Corners Region -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Uranium -- Juvenile fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.