The Scout Brothers: The Secret of the Feathered Serpent

Three strangers. One tent. A secret buried for five hundred years. Teo, Milo, and Benny have never met before — and they have nothing in common except bad luck, a shared tent, and two weeks at an international scout camp on the edge of the Mexican jungle. Teo has a plan for everything. Milo has never met a bug he didn't love. Benny has never met a joke he could resist telling at exactly the wrong moment. Then an ordinary trail game turns anything but ordinary: a hidden sinkhole, a buried pyramid no one has seen in five hundred years, and a golden figurine called the Heart of Kukulkan — the same treasure a local guide has been secretly hunting for months. When he catches the boys at the entrance to the ancient burial chamber, he doesn't hesitate. He seals them in. Now three boys who barely know each other have to trust each other completely — with nothing but a knot, a flashlight, and a narrow air shaft — if they're going to get out, get proof, and get home before curfew. Packed with jungle chases, wild pranks, a very determined coati, and just enough danger to keep the pages turning, The Secret of the Feathered Serpent is the next book in the Scout Brothers series — a stand-alone adventure for readers ages 9–13 who love courage, friendship, and a mystery worth digging for.