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"[An] atmospheric fantasy ride."--Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW

"Fast-paced and satisfying."--School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW

"I couldn't put it down!"--Stuart Gibbs, New York Times bestselling author of the Spy School series

Two hundred years ago, an island disappeared. Benny has just two weeks to find it.

Everly "Benny" Benedict and her mom have always managed to get by, though they're broke most of the time. But all that could change. Benny's just learned she's the sole heir to the vast fortune of Evelyn Terry, a mysterious ancestor from the 1800s!

There's a catch, though. First Benny needs to play--and win--a game: following clues that are more than a century old, she must find her way to the tiny island Evelyn wrote about in her diary. It was somewhere off the shoreline of Evelyn's home town, but according to legend, it vanished long ago and hasn't appeared on maps for hundreds of years. Yet Benny has only a couple weeks to locate it.

If she's successful, she'll collect the inheritance. But what if there's more than a fortune at stake in this game? What if Benny has to break an ancient curse to win?

Author: Jen Calonita
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Sourcebooks Young Readers
Published: 03/25/2025
Series: Isle of Ever #1
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781728277035

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.5
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 554980 / Isle of Ever


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/06/2025
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2025
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2025
Booklist 02/01/2025 pg. 80
School Library Journal 03/01/2025 pg. 77

About the Author
Calonita, Jen: -

Jen Calonita has interviewed everyone from Reese Witherspoon to Justin Timberlake, but the only person she's ever wanted to trade places with is Disney's Cinderella. She's the award-winning author of the Royal Academy Rebels and Fairy Tale Reform School series. Jen lives in Merrick, New York with her husband, two sons, and their Chihuahua, Ben Kenobi. Visit jencalonitaonline.com for more.