Huber Hill Blog Tour: Review and Giveaway!

When his grandfather dies, Huber Hill is devastated---until he opens Grandpa Nick's mysterious box. An old gold coin and directions to a hidden Spanish treasure send him and his friends off on an mind-blowing adventure, but he's not the only one on the hunt. Filled with dangerous animals and cryptic puzzles, this book will have you on the edge of your seat until the last page.

Goodreads Summary



The first quality the reader will notice about the book is the that the book is reminiscent of The Goonies-a childhood favorite movie concerning a group of kids attempting to find treasure while being chased by a bad gang of adults.  The main character in this book, Huber, is clever and precocious.  He's fun to read about, the reader will not be bored.  The secondary characters are interesting to read about, they all have their own quirks. 

Huber doesn't have the most exciting life in the world.  He is repeatedly bullied by Scott, the meaner character of the story, and his crush doesn't notice him.  His life is fairly normal and monotonous until someone who is very important to him dies.  When he loses his grandfather, Nicholas, he is shattered; his grandfather was the one person Huber always looked up to.  Over they years, his grandfather had told Huber stories of treasure and epic fights between the Spaniards and the Ute tribe,  the treasure was fought over, but never found.  As a parting gift to his grandchildren, Nicholas left them the treasure map.  The adventure takes off from this point.

The plot is fun to read about and inventive, the events are fast-paced, and the characters are, for the most part, likable.  This book is great for both boys and girls; Huber will appeal to the boys, Hannah (Scott's twin sister) to the girls, and the plot to both boys and girls.  This book was hard to put down and recommended to teens/children. 

4 Stars





The Giveaway:
I'll also be giving away a replicated gold coin/bookmark to each reader who goes to my author page on facebook and clicks the "like" button- Go to: http://www.facebook.com/bkbostickauthorpage. In addition, one lucky follower of live to read will receive a free e-copy of the book.  To enter the giveaway, leave your facebook name if you want to be eligible for the gold coin/bookmark with your email and GFC name (if GFC isn't working-you can use Networked blogs). 

Thank you for being part of this tour!