Best-selling author Jewell Parker Rhodes reimagines Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel with Treasure Island: Runaway Gold. Zane lives in Rockaway, Queens, and is always seeking out adventure. He becomes entrusted with a treasure map and immediately begins his journey around Manhattan, recruiting his friends Kiko, Jack, and his dog Hip-Hop to join. On their way, they meet a sailor, John, who knows everything about Black New Yorkers’ buried history. Hidden in this information is the gold. They encounter dangers like rival skateboarder gangs and much more. Children who enjoyed the original Treasure Island will find this hunt captivating! 

Check it out along with other books we’ve gotten this month below!

An Impossible Thing to Say
Written by Arya Shahi
Published by Allida
Available September 23rd!

Ink Girls
Written by Marieke Nijkamp and Sylvia Bi
Published by Greenwillow Books
Available November 21st!

The Kingdom Over the Sea
Written by Zohra Nabi
Published by Margaret K. McElderry Books
Available Today!

A Prayer for Vengeance
Written by Leanne Schwartz
Published by Page Street YA
Available September 19th!

The Queens of New York
Written by E.L. Shen
Published by Quill Tree Books
Available Now!

Treasure Island: Runaway Gold
Written by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Published by Quill Tree Books
Available October 3rd!