Summer Quest Books | Summaries & Audio

Homesick and Happy

by Michael G. Thompson • 2012

Camp builds resilience, but only if parents master the skill no school teaches: letting go.

4.11

280

🏕️ Summer Camp 🧭 Childhood Independence 🚁 Helicopter Parenting

Homesick and Happy 86%

Camp builds resilience, but only if parents master the skill no school teaches: letting go.

by Michael G. Thompson 2012

4.11

280 ratings

🏕️ Summer Camp 🧭 Childhood Independence 🚁 Helicopter Parenting

Unplugged

by Gordon Korman • 2021

A spoiled tech heir, a forbidden lizard, a candy ring: summer camp just got criminal.

4.02

8k+

🏕️ Summer Camp 🦎 Secret Pet 💛 Found Family

Unplugged 86%

A spoiled tech heir, a forbidden lizard, a candy ring: summer camp just got criminal.

by Gordon Korman 2021

4.02

8k+ ratings

🏕️ Summer Camp 🦎 Secret Pet 💛 Found Family

Way of the Warrior Kid

by Jocko Willink • 2017

A bullied fifth-grader gets SEAL discipline when his uncle moves in for the summer.

4.51

5k+

🌱 Coming Of Age ☀️ Summer Transformation 🥋 Martial Arts Training

Way of the Warrior Kid 86%

A bullied fifth-grader gets SEAL discipline when his uncle moves in for the summer.

by Jocko Willink 2017

4.51

5k+ ratings

🌱 Coming Of Age ☀️ Summer Transformation 🥋 Martial Arts Training

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library

by Chris Grabenstein • 2013

An eccentric game-maker locks twelve kids in his library and dares them to escape.

4.12

62k+

🧩 Puzzle Mystery 📚 Library Adventure 🤝 Team Competition

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library Summary

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 86%

An eccentric game-maker locks twelve kids in his library and dares them to escape.

by Chris Grabenstein 2013

4.12

62k+ ratings

🧩 Puzzle Mystery 📚 Library Adventure 🤝 Team Competition

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

by L. Frank Baum • 1900

A Kansas girl walks a golden road, seeking the wizard who can send her home.

4.00

516k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 85%

A Kansas girl walks a golden road, seeking the wizard who can send her home.

by L. Frank Baum 1900

4.00

516k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Penderwicks at Last

by Jeanne Birdsall • 2018

When the Penderwicks return to Arundel for a wedding, the youngest must find her own rhythm.

4.18

10k+

🏡 Summer Estate 💒 Family Wedding 🤝 Unlikely Friendship

The Penderwicks at Last 85%

When the Penderwicks return to Arundel for a wedding, the youngest must find her own rhythm.

by Jeanne Birdsall 2018

4.18

10k+ ratings

🏡 Summer Estate 💒 Family Wedding 🤝 Unlikely Friendship

The Summer of Broken Rules

by K.L. Walther • 2021

Grieving her sister, a teen falls for the boy she must eliminate in a family game.

3.88

340k+

🏖️ Summer Romance 🌱 Grief And Healing 💕 Meet-Cute

The Summer of Broken Rules 85%

Grieving her sister, a teen falls for the boy she must eliminate in a family game.

by K.L. Walther 2021

3.88

340k+ ratings

🏖️ Summer Romance 🌱 Grief And Healing 💕 Meet-Cute

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life

by Wendy Mass • 2006

Four lost keys, his dead dad's locked box, and one summer to open it before thirteen.

4.02

20k+

🔒 Locked Box Mystery 🖤 Grief Journey 👴 Eccentric Mentor

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life Summary

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life 85%

Four lost keys, his dead dad's locked box, and one summer to open it before thirteen.

by Wendy Mass 2006

4.02

20k+ ratings

🔒 Locked Box Mystery 🖤 Grief Journey 👴 Eccentric Mentor

The Happiness of Pursuit

by Chris Guillebeau • 2014

A teenager sued her government to sail alone around the world. What's your quest?

3.70

7k+

🗺️ Bucket Lists 🧭 Life Design 🏔️ Quest Narratives

The Happiness of Pursuit 85%

A teenager sued her government to sail alone around the world. What's your quest?

by Chris Guillebeau 2014

3.70

7k+ ratings

🗺️ Bucket Lists 🧭 Life Design 🏔️ Quest Narratives

Ready Player Two

by Ernest Cline • 2020

A rogue AI traps millions in virtual reality, demanding a deadly treasure hunt for their freedom.

3.44

188k+

🎮 Virtual Reality Quest 📼 1980s Pop Culture 🧠 Digital Consciousness

Ready Player Two 85%

A rogue AI traps millions in virtual reality, demanding a deadly treasure hunt for their freedom.

by Ernest Cline 2020

3.44

188k+ ratings

🎮 Virtual Reality Quest 📼 1980s Pop Culture 🧠 Digital Consciousness

Minecraft

by Max Brooks • 2017

A castaway with no memory battles monsters and mines the secrets of a block-shaped island.

4.17

8k+

🎮 Video Game Tie-In ⛏️ Survival Crafting 🔲 Block World

Minecraft 85%

A castaway with no memory battles monsters and mines the secrets of a block-shaped island.

by Max Brooks 2017

4.17

8k+ ratings

🎮 Video Game Tie-In ⛏️ Survival Crafting 🔲 Block World

The Fairfleet Affair

by K.H. Saxton • 2023

After their mentor vanishes during an eclipse, two kid detectives follow his trail of museum clues.

4.06

185

🧩 Puzzle Mystery 🔍 Kid Detectives 👑 Hidden Heir

The Fairfleet Affair 85%

After their mentor vanishes during an eclipse, two kid detectives follow his trail of museum clues.

by K.H. Saxton 2023

4.06

185 ratings

🧩 Puzzle Mystery 🔍 Kid Detectives 👑 Hidden Heir

The 2 AM Principle

by Jon Levy • 2016

Adventure is not for adrenaline junkies. It is a learnable skill, and here is the curriculum.

3.29

330

🎨 Experience Design 🌍 Everyday Adventure 🧗 Comfort Zone Expansion

The 2 AM Principle 85%

Adventure is not for adrenaline junkies. It is a learnable skill, and here is the curriculum.

by Jon Levy 2016

3.29

330 ratings

🎨 Experience Design 🌍 Everyday Adventure 🧗 Comfort Zone Expansion

Way of the Warrior Kid

by Jocko Willink • 2018

Bullied and adrift, an eleven-year-old gets one summer with his Navy SEAL uncle.

4.63

2k+

🏖️ Summer Transformation 🛡️ Overcoming Bullying 💪 Tough Love Mentor

Way of the Warrior Kid 85%

Bullied and adrift, an eleven-year-old gets one summer with his Navy SEAL uncle.

by Jocko Willink 2018

4.63

2k+ ratings

🏖️ Summer Transformation 🛡️ Overcoming Bullying 💪 Tough Love Mentor

Swan Song

by Elin Hilderbrand • 2025

Nantucket's new money couple hires a starry-eyed concierge, but the real currency is secrets.

4.02

156k+

🏖️ Summer Beach Town 💰 New Money Arrives 🏝️ Island Community

Swan Song 85%

Nantucket's new money couple hires a starry-eyed concierge, but the real currency is secrets.

by Elin Hilderbrand 2025

4.02

156k+ ratings

🏖️ Summer Beach Town 💰 New Money Arrives 🏝️ Island Community

Book Scavenger

by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman • 2015

Twelve-year-old Emily must crack a coded Poe book: the last game her hero left behind.

4.14

18k+

📚 Books About Books 🕵️ Literary Scavenger Hunt 🔐 Coded Messages

Book Scavenger 85%

Twelve-year-old Emily must crack a coded Poe book: the last game her hero left behind.

by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman 2015

4.14

18k+ ratings

📚 Books About Books 🕵️ Literary Scavenger Hunt 🔐 Coded Messages

Because of Winn-Dixie

by Kate DiCamillo • 2000

New in town, missing her mother, Opal adopts a stray dog who leads her to community.

4.10

281k+

🐕 Dog Companion 🏡 Found Family 🏘️ Small-Town Community

Because of Winn-Dixie 85%

New in town, missing her mother, Opal adopts a stray dog who leads her to community.

by Kate DiCamillo 2000

4.10

281k+ ratings

🐕 Dog Companion 🏡 Found Family 🏘️ Small-Town Community

Outer Banks

by Alyssa Sheinmel • 2021

Working-class Outer Banks teens and a rich girl shelter from a storm in a smuggler's hideout.

3.49

3k+

💰 Class Divide 🤝 Found Family 💕 Cross-Class Romance

Outer Banks 85%

Working-class Outer Banks teens and a rich girl shelter from a storm in a smuggler's hideout.

by Alyssa Sheinmel 2021

3.49

3k+ ratings

💰 Class Divide 🤝 Found Family 💕 Cross-Class Romance

Rowing the Atlantic

by Roz Savage • 2009

How three thousand miles alone on the Atlantic rewired one woman's relationship with fear.

4.02

456

🧭 Solo Expeditions 💪 Extreme Endurance 🌊 Ocean Crossings

Rowing the Atlantic 85%

How three thousand miles alone on the Atlantic rewired one woman's relationship with fear.

by Roz Savage 2009

4.02

456 ratings

🧭 Solo Expeditions 💪 Extreme Endurance 🌊 Ocean Crossings

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

by Ann Brashares • 2001

Four friends, one summer apart, and a mysterious pair of jeans that connects them all.

3.85

736k+

☀️ Summer Coming Of Age 👯 Female Friendship 💕 First Love

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Summary

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 85%

Four friends, one summer apart, and a mysterious pair of jeans that connects them all.

by Ann Brashares 2001

3.85

736k+ ratings

☀️ Summer Coming Of Age 👯 Female Friendship 💕 First Love

As Brave As You

by Jason Reynolds • 2016

A city kid's summer uncovers his blind grandfather's secrets and a family's definition of bravery.

4.05

8k+

🏙️ City To Country 👴👦 Grandparent Bond 👨‍🦯 Blind Grandparent

As Brave As You 85%

A city kid's summer uncovers his blind grandfather's secrets and a family's definition of bravery.

by Jason Reynolds 2016

4.05

8k+ ratings

🏙️ City To Country 👴👦 Grandparent Bond 👨‍🦯 Blind Grandparent

Ready Player One

by Ernest Cline • 2011

A slum teen cracks a dead genius's online treasure hunt. The corporation hunting him turns lethal.

4.22

1.3M+

🎮 Virtual Reality Quest 📼 1980s Nostalgia 💕 Rivals To Lovers

Ready Player One 85%

A slum teen cracks a dead genius's online treasure hunt. The corporation hunting him turns lethal.

by Ernest Cline 2011

4.22

1.3M+ ratings

🎮 Virtual Reality Quest 📼 1980s Nostalgia 💕 Rivals To Lovers

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey

by Trenton Lee Stewart • 2008

Their mentor kidnapped, four children follow his riddles around the world, pursued by his evil twin.

4.21

61k+

🧩 Puzzle Mystery 🖤 Found Family 🧠 Kids Outsmarting Adults

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey Summary

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey 85%

Their mentor kidnapped, four children follow his riddles around the world, pursued by his evil twin.

by Trenton Lee Stewart 2008

4.21

61k+ ratings

🧩 Puzzle Mystery 🖤 Found Family 🧠 Kids Outsmarting Adults

The Sea of Monsters

by Rick Riordan • 2006

Percy and his Cyclops half-brother brave monster seas to find the relic that saves their camp.

4.24

1.4M+

🏛️ Modern Mythology 📜 Greek Myths Retold 🏆 Quest For Artifact

The Sea of Monsters 85%

Percy and his Cyclops half-brother brave monster seas to find the relic that saves their camp.

by Rick Riordan 2006

4.24

1.4M+ ratings

🏛️ Modern Mythology 📜 Greek Myths Retold 🏆 Quest For Artifact

Baignade interdite

by R.L. Stine • 1994

Something grabbed Billy in the lagoon. His family said seaweed. Then they caught a mermaid.

3.55

10k+

🦈 Aquatic Horror 🧜‍♀️ Mermaid Rescue 👫 Sibling Duo

Baignade interdite 85%

Something grabbed Billy in the lagoon. His family said seaweed. Then they caught a mermaid.

by R.L. Stine 1994

3.55

10k+ ratings

🦈 Aquatic Horror 🧜‍♀️ Mermaid Rescue 👫 Sibling Duo

Until Next Summer

by Ali Brady • 2024

One last summer session at a closing camp reopens a decade-old wound between estranged best friends.

3.88

7k+

⛺ Summer Camp 👯 Female Friendship 💘 Second Chance Romance

Until Next Summer 85%

One last summer session at a closing camp reopens a decade-old wound between estranged best friends.

by Ali Brady 2024

3.88

7k+ ratings

⛺ Summer Camp 👯 Female Friendship 💘 Second Chance Romance

The Legend of Uh

by Aaron N. Hall • 2025

A knight by name only, a teen gathers misfits on a sacred quest to become worthy.

4.04

2k+

🃏 Comic Quest Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Misfit Band Of Heroes

The Legend of Uh 85%

A knight by name only, a teen gathers misfits on a sacred quest to become worthy.

by Aaron N. Hall 2025

4.04

2k+ ratings

🃏 Comic Quest Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Misfit Band Of Heroes

Brigands & Breadknives

by Travis Baldree • 2025

A bookseller bolts from her hollow success, waking between a weary elf and a goblin bounty.

4.03

36k+

🫂 Found Family 😬 Reluctant Adventurer 🍃 Low Stakes Fantasy

Brigands & Breadknives 85%

A bookseller bolts from her hollow success, waking between a weary elf and a goblin bounty.

by Travis Baldree 2025

4.03

36k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 😬 Reluctant Adventurer 🍃 Low Stakes Fantasy

The Summer I Turned Pretty

by Jenny Han • 2009

Every summer, one beach house, two brothers. Until the year they both fall for her.

3.74

1.1M+

☀️ Summer Romance 💘 Love Triangle 👧 Childhood Friends To Lovers

The Summer I Turned Pretty 85%

Every summer, one beach house, two brothers. Until the year they both fall for her.

by Jenny Han 2009

3.74

1.1M+ ratings

☀️ Summer Romance 💘 Love Triangle 👧 Childhood Friends To Lovers

The Hobbit

by Chuck Dixon • 2001

A home-loving hobbit is swept into a dwarven quest to reclaim their kingdom from a dragon.

4.51

277k+

🗺️ Quest Fantasy 💛 Found Family 💎 Dragon Hoard

The Hobbit 85%

A home-loving hobbit is swept into a dwarven quest to reclaim their kingdom from a dragon.

by Chuck Dixon 2001

4.51

277k+ ratings

🗺️ Quest Fantasy 💛 Found Family 💎 Dragon Hoard

Dog Days

by Jeff Kinney • 2009

Greg Heffley just wants an air-conditioned summer of video games, but his mom has outdoor plans.

4.17

164k+

📖 Diary Format ☀️ Summer Vacation 👦👦 Sibling Rivalry

Dog Days 85%

Greg Heffley just wants an air-conditioned summer of video games, but his mom has outdoor plans.

by Jeff Kinney 2009

4.17

164k+ ratings

📖 Diary Format ☀️ Summer Vacation 👦👦 Sibling Rivalry

The Hotel Nantucket

by Elin Hilderbrand • 2022

She takes over a haunted Nantucket hotel. The ghost isn't the hardest guest to please.

4.05

315k+

🏖️ Nantucket Island 🏨 Historic Hotel 🎭 Ensemble Cast

The Hotel Nantucket 85%

She takes over a haunted Nantucket hotel. The ghost isn't the hardest guest to please.

by Elin Hilderbrand 2022

4.05

315k+ ratings

🏖️ Nantucket Island 🏨 Historic Hotel 🎭 Ensemble Cast

I Don't Want To Grow Up

by Scott Stillman • 2021

The default script is a trap. Here is the escape: simplify, follow instinct, and let adventure lead.

4.08

2k+

🏗️ Lifestyle Design 🏡 Simple Living 🌟 Childlike Wonder

I Don't Want To Grow Up 85%

The default script is a trap. Here is the escape: simplify, follow instinct, and let adventure lead.

by Scott Stillman 2021

4.08

2k+ ratings

🏗️ Lifestyle Design 🏡 Simple Living 🌟 Childlike Wonder

The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

by Daniel Nayeri • 2023

On the Silk Road, an orphan must outlast the killers chasing the storytelling merchant he loves.

3.96

3k+

🐪 Silk Road Adventure 🫂 Found Family 👦 Orphan Protagonist

The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams Summary

The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams 85%

On the Silk Road, an orphan must outlast the killers chasing the storytelling merchant he loves.

by Daniel Nayeri 2023

3.96

3k+ ratings

🐪 Silk Road Adventure 🫂 Found Family 👦 Orphan Protagonist

The Diamond Age

by Neal Stephenson • 1995

A stolen, sentient primer teaches a poor girl to read, then to lead an army.

4.16

94k+

📖 Sentient Book 🤱 Surrogate Mother 👑 Child Leader

The Diamond Age 84%

A stolen, sentient primer teaches a poor girl to read, then to lead an army.

by Neal Stephenson 1995

4.16

94k+ ratings

📖 Sentient Book 🤱 Surrogate Mother 👑 Child Leader

Five on a Treasure Island

by Enid Blyton • 1942

Four children follow a shipwreck map into island dungeons to find gold before scheming adults.

4.13

37k+

🗺️ Treasure Hunt Adventure 👧 Tomboy Protagonist 🐕 Loyal Animal Companion

Five on a Treasure Island 84%

Four children follow a shipwreck map into island dungeons to find gold before scheming adults.

by Enid Blyton 1942

4.13

37k+ ratings

🗺️ Treasure Hunt Adventure 👧 Tomboy Protagonist 🐕 Loyal Animal Companion

The Rise of Flynn Rider

by Jen Calonita • 2021

To become Flynn Rider, an orphan risks his circus family on a heist for a lost princess.

3.89

604

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎪 Circus Fantasy 👑 Hidden Royalty

The Rise of Flynn Rider 84%

To become Flynn Rider, an orphan risks his circus family on a heist for a lost princess.

by Jen Calonita 2021

3.89

604 ratings

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎪 Circus Fantasy 👑 Hidden Royalty

The Merchant of Death

by D.J. MacHale • 2002

His uncle drags him through a portal to a world where an uprising could destroy everyone.

3.97

53k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 😰 Reluctant Chosen One 💔 Mentor Sacrifice

The Merchant of Death 84%

His uncle drags him through a portal to a world where an uprising could destroy everyone.

by D.J. MacHale 2002

3.97

53k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 😰 Reluctant Chosen One 💔 Mentor Sacrifice

The War of the Woods

by D.E. Night • 2022

A reluctant queen journeys underground seeking dwarf allies before darkness claims her kingdom.

4.45

174

🏔️ Underground Quest 👑 Reluctant Queen 🫂 Found Family

The War of the Woods 84%

A reluctant queen journeys underground seeking dwarf allies before darkness claims her kingdom.

by D.E. Night 2022

4.45

174 ratings

🏔️ Underground Quest 👑 Reluctant Queen 🫂 Found Family

Don’t Forget to Write

by Sara Goodman Confino • 2023

Exiled to her matchmaker aunt's, a co-ed falls for a lifeguard with a secret.

4.48

79k+

☀️ 1960s Summer 👵 Matchmaker Aunt 🏊 Summer Fling

Don’t Forget to Write 84%

Exiled to her matchmaker aunt's, a co-ed falls for a lifeguard with a secret.

by Sara Goodman Confino 2023

4.48

79k+ ratings

☀️ 1960s Summer 👵 Matchmaker Aunt 🏊 Summer Fling

Balanced and Barefoot

by Angela J. Hanscom • 2016

Outdoor play is not optional. Without it, children's bodies and brains fail to wire correctly.

4.17

6k+

🧗 Outdoor Play 🧠 Sensory Integration 🏞️ Free Play

Balanced and Barefoot 84%

Outdoor play is not optional. Without it, children's bodies and brains fail to wire correctly.

by Angela J. Hanscom 2016

4.17

6k+ ratings

🧗 Outdoor Play 🧠 Sensory Integration 🏞️ Free Play

One False Note

by Gordon Korman • 2008

Amy and Dan chase Mozart's trail across Europe, hunted by relatives who want them dead.

3.90

55k+

🗺️ Global Treasure Hunt 👫 Orphaned Siblings 👁️ Secret Societies

One False Note 84%

Amy and Dan chase Mozart's trail across Europe, hunted by relatives who want them dead.

by Gordon Korman 2008

3.90

55k+ ratings

🗺️ Global Treasure Hunt 👫 Orphaned Siblings 👁️ Secret Societies

The Secret Knowledge of Water

by Craig Childs • 2000

To understand water, go to the land without it. A quest for hidden pools, caves, and desert floods.

4.29

3k+

🏜️ Desert Ecology 💧 Desert Hydrology ✍️ Lyrical Nature Writing

The Secret Knowledge of Water 84%

To understand water, go to the land without it. A quest for hidden pools, caves, and desert floods.

by Craig Childs 2000

4.29

3k+ ratings

🏜️ Desert Ecology 💧 Desert Hydrology ✍️ Lyrical Nature Writing

Audre & Bash Are Just Friends

by Tia Williams • 2025

A perfectionist hires a mysterious newcomer for summer dares: no falling in love allowed.

4.05

6k+

💕 Friends To Lovers ☀️ Summer Romance 🧬 Generational Trauma

Audre & Bash Are Just Friends 84%

A perfectionist hires a mysterious newcomer for summer dares: no falling in love allowed.

by Tia Williams 2025

4.05

6k+ ratings

💕 Friends To Lovers ☀️ Summer Romance 🧬 Generational Trauma

Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All

by Chanel Miller • 2024

A laundromat's lost socks send two lonely girls on a summer mystery through New York City.

4.18

4k+

🔍 Child Detectives 🧐 Neighborhood Mystery 🤝 Unlikely Friendship

Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All 84%

A laundromat's lost socks send two lonely girls on a summer mystery through New York City.

by Chanel Miller 2024

4.18

4k+ ratings

🔍 Child Detectives 🧐 Neighborhood Mystery 🤝 Unlikely Friendship

Just Friends

by Haley Pham • 2026

Her aunt's final summer pulls her back to the beach town and her estranged childhood sweetheart.

3.52

38k+

💞 Second Chance Romance 👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏖️ Small Beach Town

Just Friends 84%

Her aunt's final summer pulls her back to the beach town and her estranged childhood sweetheart.

by Haley Pham 2026

3.52

38k+ ratings

💞 Second Chance Romance 👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏖️ Small Beach Town

The Wishing Spell

by Chris Colfer • 2012

A magical book pulls twins into a fairy-tale world. They must find storybook relics to get home.

4.26

161k+

🌌 Portal Fantasy 🧚 Fractured Fairy Tales 👯 Twin Protagonists

The Wishing Spell 84%

A magical book pulls twins into a fairy-tale world. They must find storybook relics to get home.

by Chris Colfer 2012

4.26

161k+ ratings

🌌 Portal Fantasy 🧚 Fractured Fairy Tales 👯 Twin Protagonists

FITNESS CONFIDENTIAL

by Vinnie Tortorich • 2013

A veteran trainer's blunt rule for clients who've tried everything: no sugar, no grains.

3.90

2k+

🏃 Endurance Sports 🍬 Sugar Elimination 🌾 Grain Free Diet

FITNESS CONFIDENTIAL 84%

A veteran trainer's blunt rule for clients who've tried everything: no sugar, no grains.

by Vinnie Tortorich 2013

3.90

2k+ ratings

🏃 Endurance Sports 🍬 Sugar Elimination 🌾 Grain Free Diet

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness

by Andrew Peterson • 2008

In a seaside village ruled by lizard monsters, three ordinary siblings learn they are lost royalty.

4.32

34k+

🫅 Hidden Royal Heritage 👫 Sibling Adventure 🌑 Dark Whimsy

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness Summary

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness 84%

In a seaside village ruled by lizard monsters, three ordinary siblings learn they are lost royalty.

by Andrew Peterson 2008

4.32

34k+ ratings

🫅 Hidden Royal Heritage 👫 Sibling Adventure 🌑 Dark Whimsy

City of Lies

by Lian Tanner • 2011

A thief chases kidnappers into a city where lies reshape reality and a festival hides secrets.

4.03

2k+

🗡️ Thief Protagonist 🎪 Truth-Bending Festival 🐾 Animal Companions

City of Lies 84%

A thief chases kidnappers into a city where lies reshape reality and a festival hides secrets.

by Lian Tanner 2011

4.03

2k+ ratings

🗡️ Thief Protagonist 🎪 Truth-Bending Festival 🐾 Animal Companions

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