Download or read book Silverado Summer written by A. Sinnes and published by . This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part mystery, part adventure, Silverado Summer tells a story that spans six generations of one Napa Valley family. At the center of the story is Matt Eskellson who, at the age of 15 and with a great deal of effort, unravels a mystery of secrets and promises kept locked away for over 100 years. Home from boarding school for the summer, Matt's adventure begins in 1967, when his uncle's prize miniature pony is stolen from the Twin Oaks Pony Farm in St. Helena. When he accidentally finds a leather pouch filled with gold nuggets in the horse trough, it sets into motion a series of events that even he has trouble believing. A natural born writer and artist, Matt sets his story down in a series of three journals, written and illustrated over the course of three consecutive summers. The only problem is, he made a solemn promise not to have them published or to share them with anyone - a promise he kept for 45 years. Until one day in 2012, when he broke that promise and let his grandson read them. What happens as a result is not only for readers to find out, but to make up their own minds about Matt's fantastic tale.