Kaleidoscope Eyes
by Jen Bryant

    KALEIDOSCOPE EYES by Jen Bryant
    Category:  Contemporary
    Age Recommendation:  Grades 6+
    Release Date:  5/12/09
    Publisher:  Knopf
    Reviewed by:  Joan Stradling
    Rating:  5 Stars


    Lyza's grandfather left her three carefully folded maps and an envelope that will take her and her two best friends
    on the adventure of a lifetime as they search for buried treasure.

    But even if the three thirteen-year-olds manage to decipher the clues and locate the treasure, how will they keep it
    secret from their parents and the rest of the town?

    Set during the Vietnam War, this novel allows the reader to learn about historical facts and figures of the time while
    enjoying the mystery and adventure of a hunt for pirate treasure.

    I absolutely loved KALEIDOSCOPE EYES, and though its structure threw me off a bit at first, I soon found
    myself reading along with no trouble.

    I enjoyed hunting treasure with Bryant's characters as they discovered the past, struggled through the present, and
    looked toward a bright future. The real treasure was the way these characters overcame obstacles and kept going
    in the face of the turmoil and confusion around them.