In 1724, Rachel Howell leaves New York for South Carolina . . . and plunges into a dangerous world of pirates and hidden treasure that threatens her family’s future When New York–born and –raised Rachel Howell sails for South Carolina to be reunited with her father, the last thing she expects is to be attacked by pirates! She’s lucky to escape with her life, but the attackers take a pearl necklace belonging to her dead mother. Things go from bad to worse when Rachel arrives safely in Charles Town and learns her father is getting married again. The one bright spot is her friendship with Sally Pugh, the daughter of the local tavern owner. Until Papa’s bride-to-be arrives . . . and forbids Rachel from seeing Sally. Determined to remain friends, Rachel and Sally search for a secret place to meet. They discover a hidden island in the Charles Town port, containing a sinkhole filled with quicksand, rocks with mysterious markings, . . . and a human skull. But when the girls are stranded overnight and overhear men in a hidden lagoon, they realize they’ve stumbled onto something big. It could destroy Rachel’s father’s business . . . and Rachel’s life. This ebook includes a historical afterword.

From the moment Otis and Cody Carson arrive on Skull Island to stay at their aunts inn, they know something is wrong. A giant snake turns up on their aunts bed, one of the rooms is violently ransacked, and then a celebrity guest goes missing. Could a ghost be responsible--or pirates?

It's 1724 in South Carolina and 12-year-old Rachel Howell is forbidden to seeher friend Sally. When the girls sneak off to meet they find a human skull, asecret cave, mysterious drawings--and pirates.

The pages of an ancient journal provide the answers to the mysteries of Skull Island.

Prepare to be swept away into three worlds of adventure! In Return to Skull Island, Omri Darkblade and Hammurabi Osani smuggle a deadly cargo of laser rifles aboard their sailing ship and find a very important stowaway in their midst. In The Further Adventures of the Sea Rangers, James Whalemaster uses a unique weapon, a sundisk, to battle the powerful Prince Darian of the Kingdom of Axony. And in Valkyrie, Myla Henderson battles humanoid locusts that have conquered the eastern United States. William Powell has done it again!

'Exodus' explores the ancient origins of the Tagatu civilization, the mighty Kongs, and their struggle for survival. Facing impossible obstacles, the spectacular exodus of a civilization unfolds against a cataclysmic backdrop and leads to Skull Island, where they face unimaginable dangers that threaten to wipe them from the face of the earth.