The Case of the Silk KingThe Case of the Silk King by Shannon Gilligan takes YOU on a detective-style adventure as you explore Asia for the missing "Silk King," Jim Thompson. 9-12 year old readers will journey to Bangkok, Thailand, following a lead received in a mysterious package containing $2,000, a plane ticket, and a strange newspaper clipping. Choose Your Own Adventure The Case of the Silk King is an interactive adventure book in which YOU decide what happens next. In 1967, Jim Thompson, a famous businessman with connections to the CIA, went missing in Malaysia. You are a detective with an eye for a good case, so hopping a plane to Asia isn't out of the ordinary. When you land, will you find that you're not the only one on the case? Who kidnapped Jim Thompson? Will you be next? |
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... Udon Thani . Papers will be given on several aspects of modern - day Hinayana Buddhism . Buddhism . Two Zen monks from Daitokuji Temple in Kyoto , Japan will also attend . They plan to talk on the relationship between Zen meditation and ...
... Udon Thani . Papers will be given on several aspects of modern - day Hinayana Buddhism . Buddhism . Two Zen monks from Daitokuji Temple in Kyoto , Japan will also attend . They plan to talk on the relationship between Zen meditation and ...
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Shannon Gilligan. You head for Udon Thani to look for Jim Thompson at the monks ' conference . The town is in the north , a long train ride from Bangkok , and it pours rain the whole way . You overhear on someone's radio that the monsoon ...
Shannon Gilligan. You head for Udon Thani to look for Jim Thompson at the monks ' conference . The town is in the north , a long train ride from Bangkok , and it pours rain the whole way . You overhear on someone's radio that the monsoon ...
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... Udon Thani , you become a casualty of the worst floods in the history of the region . The End " We're not far from the river , " Ning 85.
... Udon Thani , you become a casualty of the worst floods in the history of the region . The End " We're not far from the river , " Ning 85.
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