Pennies

Set a century before "The Clackity," this middle grade adventure follows Mae, Lark, Brigid, and Claret, four best friends enjoying their summer in 1921 Blight Harbor. Their idyllic plans take a dark turn when they discover a hidden door to an alternate world filled with purple skies and fearsome creatures. Simultaneously, their town is experiencing unsettling disappearances, including Brigid's cousin, who was last seen with the suspicious John Jeffrey Pope. The girls must use their courage and friendship to navigate this eerie parallel dimension and confront a dangerous adversary to save their friend and uncover the truth. This book is ideal for readers aged 8-12 who enjoy historical settings, portal fantasies, and mysteries with a touch of spooky suspense.

One hundred years prior to the events of The Clackity, four best friends are drawn into a deadly scheme when they set out to investigate the strange disappearances taking place in the eerie town of Blight Harbor in this “compelling and imaginative” (Kirkus Reviews) middle grade adventure. It’s June of 1921 and best friends Mae, Lark, Brigid, and Claret have plans for the perfect summer. Between riding their bikes to the enchanted lake and decorating their fort for its resident ghost, the girls are a busy bunch. But when they discover a door in the forest floor that leads to an alternate world with purple skies and fearsome creatures, everything takes a turn for the worse. Someone else has already been through that door, and it’s triggered something incredibly dangerous. Maybe deadly. Back in Blight Harbor, strange disappearances are taking place. The most worrisome being that of Brigid’s cousin, who has been spending an awful lot of time with the unusual and untrustworthy John Jeffrey Pope. As the girls uncover the eerie world that lives right beneath their feet, will they find their missing friend, or will the most treacherous man in Blight Harbor get to them first?