I read this with my 9-year-old daughter. Loved the sense of adventure and atmospheric setting.

I feel like this book took a while in picking up the story. The beginning felt like an arc on camping and bullying and while it wasn't bad, it felt like a filler story before it finally picked up. The book was still enjoyable but it just didn't keep me as engaged in the story as I hoped it would.

After Lucas' father dies in Afghanistan, he is invited to a camp in the Blur Ridge Mountains. Despite the counselors many warnings about the foolishness of treasure hunting the old Beale Cipher treasure, Lucas convinces two of his camp mates to strike out after he thinks he sees something while their group is out hiking.