Mystery of the Diamond Ring (Middle Grade Mystery Age 9-12) by Gita V. Reddy
This story starts out with Maya and she lives with her brother. Their parents are dead and the village takes care of them when needed.
She loves to grow their food in India and what they do for work fascinates me. They and two others in the village scour the shoreline every day after the tourists have left the area and pick up shells, driftwood and other treasures.
They sell them to the curio shop where they make jewelry and other fancy things out of them and they pay the kids every week.
They have contests to see who will bring in the most money. It's usually Maya and she's the smart one. One day they find a bottle, with a newspaper ad of a woman and a big diamond ring.
There are other clues that the kids follow up on. There is a pirate looking guy that visits and he's looking for one who speaks a certain language to help his friends sister.
The story at times is very scary even for me and they all play a part in solving the mystery.
Such descriptions of the area, the ship, others they meet and things they do. Such torture also on young children.
Love the ending, didn't see it happening like that, whew. Other works by the author are highlighted at the end along with about the author. Indian words are also explained as you come across them in thes tory, also glossary of words at the very beginning.
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