It’s not always easy to find books for boys that include adventure, faith, family, and fun, but I am happy to share two new books by Susan K. Marlow that include that and more. (Girls love them, too!) Susan wrote the Goldtown Adventures series to encourage boys to put down their devices, learn how to become godly men, and stand up for right and wrong with no excuses.

The Goldtown Adventures series is set in California in the 1860s. The gold rush has ended, but Jem Coulter’s adventures are just getting started! Jem is a twelve-year-old boy in Goldtown facing tough decisions, new responsibilities, and big dreams. The newest books in the series, Valley of Treasure (book #5) and Ocean of No Escape (book #6) released recently, and I was excited to get a look at them!

Valley of Treasure begins with a celebration in Goldtown to mark the end of the Civil War. Details about the end of the war are just some of the historical tidbits kids will read and learn while joining Jem on his adventure. When the celebration goes terribly wrong and his cousin is badly hurt, Jem feels powerless to help. When an opportunity to hunt for lost gold appears and a plan is hatched, Jem’s spirits soar. But the plan is full of danger he’ll have to face, along with facing his ever-present and sometimes annoying younger sister, Ellie. He knows whether the plan succeeds or fails is up to God.

Ocean of No Escape continues Jem, Ellie, and Nathan’s story, but Jem’s adventure this time takes him far from Goldtown. A dream trip to San Francisco quickly becomes a nightmare when Jem is kidnapped and forced aboard a ship as the new cabin boy. Separated from his family, sick from bad food and the sea, and terrified of what could happen next, Jem hangs onto his faith in God.

See a trailer for the newest Goldtown Adventures and read a short interview with author Susan K. Marlow so you can learn more about the books, free resources to take the learning further, and her other titles for girls and younger children.

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