Talk and Book Signing Reception with Mary Alice Monroe

122 North Washington Street,Sumter SC 29150

16 June, 2022

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Talk and book signing reception with New York Times Bestselling Mary Alice Monroe with Angela May on their new middle-grade novel Join us for a special event with NY Times Bestselling Author Mary Alice Monroe with Angela May who will be discussing their new middle-grade novel Search for Treasure. This is a great opportunity for the young people in your life to meet a well-known author in person and get excited about reading! This second book in the Islanders series has been called "A beautiful story of friendship, loss, and the healing power of nature." Tickets $20 Members and $25 Public Includes refreshments and a hardcover copy of the new book that can be signed at the event! More on the book: Jake Potter is back on Dewees Island for another summer with his beloved grandmother, Honey. This time, Jake is excited that his dad will be there as he continues to recover from his injuries sustained in Afghanistan. But Jake also knows they both need get used to a new normal, which isn’t easy. Jake also discovers that his two best friends, Macon and Lovie, are struggling as well. Macon is adjusting to being a big brother, while Lovie is navigating a new relationship with her dad, who has long been absent in her life. To cheer everyone up, Jake decides that the trio needs a new mission, just like they had the previous summer in saving the turtles. He discovers that his dad loved spending time in an old tree fort on the island, and there is a special treasure box hidden somewhere nearby. Jake just knows if he can find it, maybe his dad will be happy again—and he knows Macon and Lovie are the perfect fellow treasure hunters! Their search leads them to discover there might be actual buried treasure somewhere on Dewees, all while they battle some unwelcome guests on the island, of both the two- and four-legged kind! On the three friends’ biggest quest yet, they realize that the treasures they really want in life were with them all along.