Treasure Hunters by James Patterson

Bick and his brothers and sisters have problems!  Their parents have disappeared under mysteries circumstances leaving the kids at sea.  Luckily, they have been treasure hunting with their parents for years and know the ins and outs of the business.  In order to stay together and keep the authorities away, they decide the follow through with their parents next planned dive, but things aren't that simple.  Other treasure hunters are following them, trying to steal their parents plans and secrets from the locked room on the boat, the kids are trying to find out what really happened to their parents, and someone is trying to kill them.  Using the clues their parents left behind, the kids must find the treasure and its rightful owner to unlock the mystery of their parents whereabouts.  Filled with kidnappings, surfers, arms dealers and submarines- this is a book any kid could get into!

The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp by Kathi Appelt

The true blue scouts happen to be a pair of raccoon brothers who are charged with keeping an eye on things in the Sugar Man Swamp.  The swamp has been filled with mysteries and legends for generations.  Pirates found a hiding place here, the ellusive ivory-billed woodpecker lives here, and it is home to the sweetest sugarcane on earth.  Chap and the scouts know how special their home is but the famous alligator wrestler, Jaegar Stitch and her investor Sonny Boy Beaucoup want to turn the Sugar Man Swamp into "The Gator World Wrestling Arena and Theme Park".  Find out if Chap can come up with a "boatload" of cash to save the swamp, or are the true blue scouts going to have to wake up the Sugar Man?

*to me- a slow read- not sure if kids could get into it

A Tangle of Knots by Lisa Graff

Baking a perfect cake is not always easy, but Cady can make the cake of your dreams, even if you don't know what that cake is.  In a world where everyone has a special TALENT, strange and unusual things happen.  Children can hide in plain sight, people can knit effortlessly, some can tie all kinds of knots, and some even have a TALENT for stealing other people's TALENTS.  Cady is trying to find her perfect forever family, with the help of Miss Mallory.  When she ends up at the Lost Luggage Emporium, her "perfect" life isn't what she expected.  She doesn't understand the man who has adopted her, she has a building filled with strange neighbors and she's worried about the upcoming baking contest.  A charming story with an eclectic cast of characters.  Is Cady in the right forever home?  Will her friends figure out their TALENTS?  Will she win the baking contest? Find out in Lisa Graff's A Tangle of Knots
*Another book I thought was charming but not sure if kids would appreciate.