More about Kenneth's Treasure Hunt

As I just mentioned, my 25-year old cousin Kenneth, is on a treasure hunt.

He came over this morning (to borrow my cell phone with a nation-wide plan) and gave me a brief explanation of what he's doing.

It's all part of a book called A Treasure's Trove. Apparently, it's a big deal. It came out last fall, and is a nationwide best seller. The website says it is "America's first ever Nationwide Treasure Hunt for $1,000.000 in jewels".

There are real treasures to be found - 12 in all. Kenneth said that the first 8 were recently found within the last couple of months. (none have been found on the West Coast yet)

here's a brief description of the book that I just lifted from amazon.com:

Treasure Trove is a fairy tale about real treasure for parents and children of all ages. The book is fully illustrated. This Fairy Tale takes place in a Great Forest and tells a sweet (and sometimes sad) story about friendship and greed, Good Fairies and Evil Fairies and how love is greater than fear. Also, concealed in the pages of this story, are the clues to twelve very real and very valuable treasures that are hidden around the continental United States for you to find and keep ...treasures similar to the jeweled Forest Creatures in the Fairy Tale. The treasures are not hidden in remote locations but rather in places accessible to everyone. You might even find one by accident, as you walk across a field or down a street. But none are on private property, and none are buried. Nothing needs to be lifted or moved for you to find them. But they are hidden well. The simple clues do not need any special knowledge to find or decipher. Anyone who can read can discover the exact location of each treasure --just the way one of the characters does in the story. This book is more than a treasure hunt. Enjoy reading it and take time to read it to a child. It will remind you and the child that we have to take care of each other, and take care of the earth. Oh yes --and not to be afraid of the dark. So, as you read and look carefully at the illustrations, if you believe in Fairies, you may find the clues that will lead you to the treasure.

Kenneth has been working on this for quite some time, and he's off to a location (that I will not disclose) to find a treasure! He returns tomorrow night. I'm anxious to see what happens next!