A chapter book by Jack Trevithick COMING
After the equinox gale, Jory finds real gold in the seaweed — and learns from Captain Dunning, at the Friday boxing club, exactly what the law says about treasure. The tin has its first serious exhibit.
In The Doubloon in the Weed, the equinox gale has blown through Polperran and left the shore glittering with possibility. When Jory spots real gold tangled in the seaweed, an ordinary rummage becomes something much larger: a mystery with salt on its boots and questions in its pockets. Jack Trevithick gives the moment a warm, Cornish hush, letting young readers feel the thrill of finding something old, valuable and not quite theirs.
Children of seven to nine will enjoy the clean chapter-book pace: enough suspense to make pages turn, never so much peril that the story feels unsafe. The boxing-club scene, with Captain Dunning explaining exactly what treasure trove law means, brings grown-up rules into a lively, memorable setting. There is room for humour in the seriousness, and a pleasing read-aloud rhythm for families who still share a chapter at bedtime.
Within Polperran Adventures, The Doubloon in the Weed helps readers see the village as a place where past and present wash up together. It touches the series’ Hoard thread without needing previous knowledge, and gives the tin its first serious exhibit, tying Jory’s find to the wider storybook community. For children growing alongside Polperran, this is a satisfying step into responsibility, local lore and the question of who truly owns treasure.