Where's Zack? A Reading Quest

By Cheryl Rogers

Zack, who disappears in the Florida backwoods in by ebook Lost in the Woods: A Bible Camp Mystery, is back in trouble again in Where's Zack? A Reading Quest. This time Zack disappears on his family's summer vacation.

This ebook contains six factual articles about very real travel destinations, including Rainbow Springs State Park, Florida Caverns Park, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Jean LaFitte National Historical Park and Preserve, the Amtrak Train and Big Thicket Preserve. There also are six short stories about Zack and his family at those places and a couple of personal safety articles. Readers guess where Zack disappears and read the final segment, a modern parable teaching biblical principles.

Where's Zack is intended to encourage young readers in the 10- to 14-year-old set, but is is suitable for all who love a mystery.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Cheryl Rogers
• Release date: Aug 24, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301975013

Cheryl Rogers

Former journalist Cheryl Rogers writes around the edges of farming and family life in the Swan Valley, near Perth. Her short fiction has been published in Australia, the UK and USA, and she is a three time winner of the Henry Lawson Society of New South Wales short story award. In 1998, a memoir co-written with fellow University of Western Australia graduate and friend, Gun Dolva, was short-listed for the WA Premier’s Book of the Year Award. A longtime member of Sisters in Crime (Australia), Cheryl loves a mystery. 

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Where’s Zack?

A Reading Quest

Cheryl Rogers

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Copyright 2013 Cheryl Rogers, Tampa, FL

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Destination #1

Destination #2

Destination #3

Destination #4

Destination #5

Destination #6

Personal Safety

Conclusion

About the Author

Introduction

Zack is a 13-year-old fictitious character, who loves life and adventure. In fact, adventure seems to find him – although he helps it more than he should. Zack lives in the Central Florida and attends Living Water Community Church, where he is a member of the boy’s fellowship for 10- to 16-year-olds, The Boy’s Den.

Zack joins The Boy’s Den for their first ever Bible Camp and disappears in the Florida backwoods in the middle of the night. It is a harrowing adventure. He is wandering the woods for 30 hours before being rescued by helicopter.

His story is told in my ebook Lost in the Woods: A Bible Camp Mystery.

The reading quest picks up there. Shortly after Zack returns home, it’s time for the family’s summer vacation – a pretty ambitious summer vacation. Unfortunately, Zack disappears AGAIN.

So, in his ebook you’ll read all about Zack and his family’s travels, and you get to guess where Zack disappears this time. I’ve included a couple personal safety sections with general information that may be useful to you.

Have fun!

Destination #1: Rainbow Springs

Rainbow Springs opened as a privately-owned tourist attraction in the 1930s. When traffic traveled through the center of the Sunshine State along US. 41, 441 and 27, visitors rode a sub-boat that allowed them to see below the boat’s waterline at eye level; a monorail ride known as the Leaf Ride carried them around the park at tree level, state park officials say

But as Interstate 75 bypassed Dunnellon and other smaller Florida cities, the springs were forgotten and left in disrepair.  Although Rainbow River was recognized as a National Natural Landmark by the U.S. Department of Interior in 1972, the amusement park closed two years later, officials say.

Then in 1995, Rainbow Springs reopened as a state park. Its Headsprings Entrance still is accessed through U.S. 41 three miles north of Dunnellon, a community of some 1700 residents southwest of Ocala.

When temperatures peak, the springs are a popular destination for tubing along the Rainbow River.  People can