Wade and the Scorpion's Claw (19 page)

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TONY ABBOTT
is the author of nearly a hundred books for young readers, including the bestselling series The Secrets of Droon. Tony has worked in libraries, in bookstores, and in a publishing company and currently teaches college English. He lives in Connecticut with his wife, two daughters, and two dogs. You can visit him online at www.tonyabbottbooks.com.

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THE COPERNICUS ARCHIVES #1: WADE AND THE SCORPION'S CLAW
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Abbott, Tony, date

Wade and the scorpion's claw / by Tony Abbott. — First edition.

pages  cm. — (The Copernicus archives ; # 1)

ISBN 978-0-06-231472-7 (paperback)

EPub Edition August 2014 ISBN 9780062325853

[1. Adventure and adventurers—Fiction. 2. Voyages and travels—Fiction. 3. Antiquities—Fiction. 4. Secret societies—Fiction.] I. Perkins, Bill (Illustrator), illustrator. II. Title.

14 15 16 17 18  
OPM
  10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

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