Summer break was supposed to mean long days at the river—not sitting on the porch in a cast while things between her parents grow worse.

But that’s the summer stretching ahead of 13-year-old Freddie Williams.

When a strange neighbor named Gilbert appears and begins leading Freddie and her friends
Sadie and Jimbo toward a place called Lantern Hollow, the trio stumbles into
a quiet mystery filled with small wonders and unexpected kindness.

The deeper they follow its clues, the more Freddie begins to understand that Lantern Hollow may hold more than secrets—it may be preparing her for something much bigger than she ever imagined.