Description This Odyssey book series explores the history of the much-loved character John Avery Whittaker.
The central mystery in book 1 involves Confederate gold missing since the end of the Civil War and the question of whether Johnny\'s ancestor was the coward and thief who stole it, as everyone believes..
Both of them play key roles in the mysteries and action.
At his new school, he encounters a bully who makes his life miserable, and he makes a new friend in Huck, the custodian.
Not-quite-10-year-old Johnny soon makes a friend in Emmy, who lives across the street and joins him in his adventures.
Harold will be teaching at nearby Duke University.
Whit and his family (father, Harold; stepmother, Fiona; half-sister, Charlie) have just moved to Provenance, NC, in the middle of the Great Depression.
For readers who are already Odyssey-philes, the novels provide the history of the franchise\'s most important character.
The series introduces newcomers to the larger world of Odyssey.
Description This Odyssey book series explores the history of the much-loved character John Avery Whittaker
