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Young Whit And The Cloth Of Contention
$16.99Add to cartThe Young Whit series is the perfect gift for Adventures in Odyssey fans. It also welcomes new readers into the Odyssey universe as it introduces them to the history of the much-loved character John Avery Whittaker. Readers will be on the edge of their seats as they dive in to the origin story of Whit and his many exciting mysteries and adventures.
In Young Whit and the Cloth of Contention, the fifth book in the series, Young Johnny Whittaker’s friend Huck is still in jail. The Confederate gold stolen from the bank is still missing. And Professor Mangle is still determined to get his hands on Johnny’s special cloth, which seems to have the power to heal. What will Johnny and his father do?
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Young Whit And The Phantasmic Confabulator
$16.99Add to cartThe Young Whit series is the perfect gift for Adventures in Odyssey fans. It also welcomes new readers into the Odyssey universe as it introduces them to the history of the much-loved character John Avery Whittaker. Readers will be on the edge of their seats as they dive into the origin story of Whit and his many exciting mysteries and adventures.
In Young Whit and the Phantasmic Confabulator, the fourth book in the series, Young Johnny Whittaker tries to save Duke University basketball, unravel a kidnapping, and begin to develop his most-famous invention! He also learns more about the amazing cloth left to him by his mother.
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Young Whit And The Thieves Of Barrymore
$16.99Add to cartIn Young Whit and the Thieves of Barrymore, the third book in the series, Johnny’s family adjusts to his stepmother Fiona’s blindness due to a riding accident. Johnny and his father, Harold, also discover more about the old journal and the mysterious cloth that seems to heal people miraculously. Meanwhile, Johnny and his friend Emmy investigate as mysterious strangers move into town. Are the strangers planning to rob the town’s bank?
The Young Whit series welcomes newcomers to the Adventures in Odyssey universe, introducing them to the history of the much-loved character John Avery Whittaker. For readers who are already fans of Adventures in Odyssey, the novels provide the history of the franchise’s central character.
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Young Whit And The Shroud Of Secrecy
$16.99Add to cartThe Young Whit series explores the history of the much-loved Adventures in Odyssey character John Avery Whittaker. The series introduces newcomers to the larger world of Odyssey. For readers who are already Odyssey fans, the novels provide the history of the franchise’s most important character.
In book 2, the backstory of Whit continues with more intriguing mysteries and exciting action. A dead body is found in a coffin previously hidden under the floor in an old, supposedly haunted mansion. Questions swirl around its identity and what that means for Whit and his family.
Another mystery spanning the first 5 books in the series is the meaning behind an old journal bequeathed to Whit by his grandfather and an ancient cloth that seems to have the power to heal.
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Young Whit And The Traitors Treasure
$16.99Add to cartThis Odyssey book series explores the history of the much-loved character John Avery Whittaker. The series introduces newcomers to the larger world of Odyssey. For readers who are already Odyssey-philes, the novels provide the history of the franchise’s most important character.
Whit and his family (father, Harold; stepmother, Fiona; half-sister, Charlie) have just moved to Provenance, NC, in the middle of the Great Depression. Harold will be teaching at nearby Duke University. Not-quite-10-year-old Johnny soon makes a friend in Emmy, who lives across the street and joins him in his adventures. At his new school, he encounters a bully who makes his life miserable, and he makes a new friend in Huck, the custodian. Both of them play key roles in the mysteries and action.
The central mystery in book 1 involves Confederate gold missing since the end of the Civil War and the question of whether Johnny’s ancestor was the coward and thief who stole it, as everyone believes.