Blog Tour: THE TREASURE OF MAD DOC MAGEE
Welcome to our humble Walden Tumblr stop on the official blog tour of The Treasure of Mad Doc Magee! An intriguing title, no? Read on for the juicy details:
The small, run-down town of Eden is the only place Jenny Burns has ever called home. The roots of the trees are in her bones, the air of the mountains is in her breath, the lakes and rivers are in her blood. And that’s why, when her father loses his job and tells Jenny that they may have to move on from Eden, she knows she can’t let that happen.
The fever of New Zealand’s Central Otago gold rush still runs in the veins of Eden, and everyone knows the legend of Doc Magee: how he found the largest gold nugget anyone had ever seen and hid it somewhere in the hills before he disappeared. Jenny and her best friend, Pandora, know that if they can find the gold it’ll solve all their problems. But the way is fraught with mysteries, riddles and danger—and those are just the threats they know about. Before her quest is over, Jenny will have to face challenges from within as well as from without.
If you loved the charm of The Mechanical Mind of John Coggin, author Elinor Teele’s latest tale will become a fast favorite. The Treasure of Mad Doc Magee takes place in the wake of the New Zealand gold rush, an endlessly fascinating setting that carries echoes of the American west in a land that many of us associate more with hobbits these days. Teele’s spunky heroines, best friends Jenny and Pandora, are each other’s true complements: where Jenny is loud and dramatic, Pandora is quiet and calm, promising a capable duo that can overcome any and all obstacles together. The Lum brothers, Lok and Kam, highlight the diversity of nationalities that were attracted to Jenny’s little town during the height of the gold rush, and add to the rich story of identity that surrounds Jenny and her friends as descendants of the fortune-seekers whose migration put their hometown on the map. And of course, who doesn’t love a classic treasure-hunting adventure, complete with a mysterious map, a local legend, and a perilous path ahead?
To read more about The Treasure of Mad Doc Magee, and to purchase your own copy, head on over to walden.com here, where you can also download the official educator’s guide.
You can follow along with the rest of the blog tour with the schedule below:
