Ren's Treasure

The sudden death of her mother brings a sad scared and angry Ren Adair to live with her eccentric Aunt Bar (Bear) a bibliophile and historian in a cottage on Raven's Cove near Vancouver British Columbia. There the twelve year old Ren finds a riddle in her great grandmother's camphor chest that sends her and her new friend Bean on a quest to find Smuggler Jones' long-lost treasure. <br /><br />Hounded by a dangerous villain the Snake Man Ren and Bean set out to decipher a series of hidden clues. The story that lies behind these six riddles takes the children on an exciting adventure; one that involves sacred Indigenous sites mysterious islands a derelict and haunted power station and secret caves.<br /><br />More than anything else Ren we are story people. Stories tell us who we are and who we want to be. And the good ones last because they're true.<br /> <br />What does the Keeper of the Dream Stone mean when she calls Ren a warrior? Will Ren and Bean find Jonesy's fortune before the Snake Man? What else will they discover in the hidden cave of Say Nuth Kway the two-headed serpent? <br /><br />For anyone who has struggled with loss this is a story about the healing power of hope. It reminds us that in the universal search for a life well-lived there is more than one kind of treasure.<br /><br /> Ages 9-13