"Secrets of the Mine" by Juli Caldwell - Ch. 9: Bright Coins in the Wrong Place

Adam Alfaro daydreams about magic, myths, and becoming famous for discovering the lost city of Atlantis. The only problem? He has to spend spring break in Africa while his mom works. To make it worse, everyone expects him to be friends with the annoying Clancy Pitt while he’s there. It’s dislike at first sight...until he realizes she might know a few secrets about Atlantis.When he meets Nef, a spirited sea kelpie who needs help rescuing naiads kidnapped and left to die in an ancient mine, suddenly the strange creatures Adam dreamed of become all too real. And they’re after him. Can Adam, Clancy, and Nef fight their way through the maze of tunnels in the mine and reach the naiads before it's too late?---Chapter 9: Bright Coins in the Wrong PlaceClancy shows Adam a mysterious coin, uncovered by her father, that he can't help but recognize from somewhere...---Juli Caldwell (c) Secrets of the Mine.SixGate Publishing (c) The Gates of Atlantis series.