Uncle Shem is the kind of man who would tell Jesus that He walked on water the wrong way. Twelve-year-old Eli lives in ancient Israel and dreams of being a treasure hunter instead of his uncle’s metal-smithing apprentice. But when he discovers that he’s too late and that Jesus has been killed, will all be lost, or will he discover that the greatest treasure is something that he could never have imagined? While the adventures he encounters along the way give him a taste of a life he longs for, he really hopes that Jesus will be able to give him the needed clue to find the treasure that the Jewish people have been searching for. As he journeys to Jerusalem by order of his uncle, he hopes for a chance to meet Jesus. When Eli finally gets the chance for adventure, it is not at all what he expected. Especially if you are a boy who longs to hunt for treasure but is stuck living and working for his difficult uncle. Living in the middle east during the time of Jesus’ ministry is not an easy time to be alive. From the very first page, I knew Eli was someone I would enjoy going on an adventure with, and that is exactly what I did. This was a fun, middle-grade story with a fantastic main character.
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