Below the surface

key selling points

• a young teen discovers a pocket watch that is linked to a local urban legend.
• the story explores themes of bullying and doing the right thing.
• the main character’s obsession with finding buried treasure leads to the solving of a decades-old mystery.
• this story was inspired by a group of very popular youtube channels of young divers and metal detectorists searching for interesting finds.
• enhanced features (highly-readable font, cream paper, larger trim size) to increase reading accessibility for dyslexic and other striving readers.