Kam dug out his cell phone, his pulse racing. The moment the bell rang, thirteen students rushed to grab their jackets and bags from the coat closet. Like what sort of riddle had his friend Vin-whose full name was Arvin Cheng, but don’t call him Arvin-texted him just as recess was ending. Besides, he had other concerns on his mind. There was nothing he could do about staying after school or the impossible homework assignment Mrs. Harris continued discussing the night’s homework with the rest of the seventh graders, Kam let his mind wander. When a small movement of the head wasn’t enough, he’d scribble a brief note on his whiteboard.Īs Mrs. Harris would talk, and Kam would stand there dumbly, shaking and nodding his head at the appropriate times. He knew exactly how this after-school meeting would go. You’ll need to see me after school again today.Īgain? Kam’s heart sank as he lowered his eyes to his desk. Harris eyed him over the rim of her tortoise-shell glasses. This, however, did not stop his teacher from asking him to stick around after class. Kameron Boyd hadn’t spoken a word in school for seven years. With the school’s bully as one of the other potential heirs, Kam and his friends must decipher the hidden meanings in artwork and avoid the mysterious men following them in a quest to not only keep the school open, but keep Kam’s hopes for recovering his voice alive.
The riddles send Kam on a scavenger hunt through the churches of Chicago. If he succeeds, he’ll become heir to a fortune that could save his school. He just has to solve a series of seven riddles to find the treasure before the other students. Kam learns that he and several others have been selected as potential heirs to a fortune.
Then a letter arrives with the opportunity to change everything. Kam's mom hopes his new school will cure his talking issues, but just as he starts to feel comfortable, financial problems threaten the school’s existence. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.īecause of a tragic event that took place when he was five-years-old, seventh grader Kameron Boyd can't make himself speak to adults when he steps outside his home.
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