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The Emerald Casket (Billionaire #2)
by
Richard Newsome (Goodreads Author),
Jonny Duddle
It's only been a month since Gerald Wilkins became the richest kid on earth and uncovered a plot of murder and deception stretching back hundreds of years. But the events of The Billionaire's Curse were just the beginning.
As book two opens, Gerald, Sam, and Ruby discover that Gerald's family has been protecting a secret concerning nothing less than the fate of the world. N...more
As book two opens, Gerald, Sam, and Ruby discover that Gerald's family has been protecting a secret concerning nothing less than the fate of the world. N...more
Hardcover, 368 pages
Published
May 17th 2011
by Walden Pond Press, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
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4.5 stars
Picking up right where The Billionaire's Curse ends, Gerald and his friends, siblings Rudy and Sam, find themselves in the middle of more heart pounding action, deadly twists, and more mystery as they try and uncover more clues to his Great Aunt's death and his family secrets. This time their adventure takes them to India, and what a trip it is. You don't even need to leave the comforts of home to feel like you've just gone on a first class trip with Gerald and his friends.
India offers...more
Picking up right where The Billionaire's Curse ends, Gerald and his friends, siblings Rudy and Sam, find themselves in the middle of more heart pounding action, deadly twists, and more mystery as they try and uncover more clues to his Great Aunt's death and his family secrets. This time their adventure takes them to India, and what a trip it is. You don't even need to leave the comforts of home to feel like you've just gone on a first class trip with Gerald and his friends.
India offers...more
I'm a sucker for a book set in India, and having read the first in this series with my children last year, we were all keen to see what new adventures Gerald and the twins Sam and Ruby would get up to.
I enjoyed The Emerald Casket even more than the first. The first book set things up so nicely, but it was good this time to get out of stuffy old-worlde England and into spicy, vibrant new territory in India.
The characters are explored in more depth in this book and all the teen leads are endearin...more
I enjoyed The Emerald Casket even more than the first. The first book set things up so nicely, but it was good this time to get out of stuffy old-worlde England and into spicy, vibrant new territory in India.
The characters are explored in more depth in this book and all the teen leads are endearin...more
Gerald wilkins brand new billionare boy is back with his two friends ruby and sam. they get invited to visit India to visit Alisha and her father as thanks for rescuing thier diamond. Gerald finds clues where mr. green might be headding. He is having wierd dreams about the caskets and mr. green threatning his friends lives if he doesnt help him find the emerald casket. While site seeing around India in a luxery train car they run into kidnappers that want Alisha. they have rescued her a few time...more
The Emerald Casket is a great follow-up to the first in the series, The Billionaire's Curse. Gerald, Sam, and Ruby thought they had heard the last of Mr. Green. However, on a vacation trip to India, many more things than great monuments and exotic animals are revealed. Friendships and knowledge will be tested. Inner desires will come to light. All in a day of Gerald's life. Now that he is a billionaire, nothing in his life is normal. In the first book, burdened with the knowledge that he is a bi...more
This exciting, action-packed sequel to The Billionaire's Curse picks up immediately where the first story left off, making it necessary to have read the first book to have the important plot background. The action and danger are over-the-top and non-stop. The kids are threatened with...(click here for full review: http://www.storysnoops.com/detail.php...)
Another exciting adventure in this Thirty Nine Clues read-alike trilogy. Newly minted billionaire Gerald, along with his friends Sam & Ruby, goes to visit a friend in India & winds up searching for the second of three caskets containing secrets of his family's history.
The second book in the series. Adventure genre--Gerald, Sam and Ruby are joined by Alyssa, in India, on the quest for the emerald casket. They meet up with Mr. Green and the Thin Man. Things could get dangerous.
Jun 18, 2011
Emma
marked it as to-read
i have already read Richard Newsome's first book the billionaires curse, which i loved! So i am now going to read his second book ( from the billionaires curse trillogy) and i am looking forward to reading it!
An exciting, Indiana Jones-type adventure for children 8 to 12 years with interesting historical and geographical information thrown in for good measure.
AH-MA-ZING!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't think my dad will like it, because of the slight fantasy/sci-fi turn at the end (he hates fantasy) but I sure loved it!!!!!!!!
This book was still really good, but at some points, there was so much going on that it was hard to understand what to focus on.
Good follow up to The Billionaire's Curse. I am getting ready to start the next book in the series.
second of three in the archer legacy series. required that you read them in order.
Great continuation in the series, still a lot of questions to be answers, leaving the next book to wrap up the series and provide answers. A nice, joyful read!
Better and more exciting than the first book: Billionaire's Curse.
Full of lots of adventure that keeps you guessing.
it was a great sequel and another well written adventure
LOVED IT! I want the next and final one now!!!!!!!!
Intriguing.
pretty good archer legacy book
I love how these books!!! Cannot wait for the last one!
Is the story sometimes silly and unbelievable? Yes. But is it also a whole lot of fun to read? Double yes.
As expected, Gerald and the twins don't always know who to trust. Especially because every time they begin to trust one person, someone else casts doubts on the individual. This episode takes the three friends to India for a never-ending race with a lot of twists and a whole lot of adventure.
As expected, Gerald and the twins don't always know who to trust. Especially because every time they begin to trust one person, someone else casts doubts on the individual. This episode takes the three friends to India for a never-ending race with a lot of twists and a whole lot of adventure.
Oh, how I do love a grand adventure! These kids see more action than Indiana Jones. Fantastic settings ... would love to create a Google Lit Trip showing off some of India (of course, the places in the book were made up but as the daughter of a National Geographic collector I'd swear there really are some places that might look pretty similar). Can't wait for the third book.
I received this book in a GoodReads First Read giveaway. This is the second in 3 books. This go around Gerald is up against many more obstacles and doesn't know who he can trust. I loved this book and can't wait to read the last book in the trilogy. I would recommend this book to any and all readers.
B&N. the second in the Billionaire's Curse series. A few too many contrived kidnappings of Alisha, but otherwise enough twists and turns to keep readers interested. The end of the story alludes to where the third casket is hidden.
4.5 stars- It's a great sequel to the series and I'm looking forward to reviewing the next book on Mundie Kids. You can read my full review on Mundie Kids here
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An awsome book, full of excitement, intruge and mystery. A very good read for people who are looking for a catchy book which sucks you in until the last page and leaves you hungery for more.
This was a good action adventure sequel to the "Billionaires Curse". Lovers of Percy Jackson, Rangers Apprentice or Jaguar Stones series should enjoy this one.
May 23, 2013
Karen Graves
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May 23, 2013
Jeffery
marked it as on-kindle
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Richard Newsome lives in Australia and has worked as a journalist for daily newspapers, radio and TV; as a consultant with one of the world’s foremost strategy consultancies; and as communications director of a multinational media company. Richard’s debut novel, The Billionaire’s Curse, won the inaugural Text Prize for Children’s and Young Adult writing, as well as the Esther Glen medal, New Zeala...more
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Jul 06, 2011 01:01pm