AN OUTCAST GIRL LOOKING TO BELONG DISCOVERS A SECRET DOORWAY TO OTHER WORLDS IN A THRILLING PORTAL FANTASY NOVEL FOR MIDDLE-GRADE READERS. // Twelve-year-old Adeline Perle is a reluctant loner whose mother's Navy job had them moving every three years, making the girl a constant outsider and forging friendships difficult. Adeline feels promise when their final move brings them to Cannondale: an exceptionally intriguing house with creaky floorboards, secret doors, and - she will soon learn - a deep history of friendships. // On the cusp of bonding with a group of affable teens on Cannondale's grounds, Adeline discovers an unusual treasure behind a secret door and is thrown into extraordinary worlds with magic, flying stone islands, savage monsters, and eccentric people. It would all seem impossible to manage if not for the help from a tiny, magical fox and a boy desperate to help her. But not all friends are as they seem. Some will go to any length to get what they want, including a secret Adeline does not even know she possesses. It is a secret so important, all the magic in the universe is at stake. Wars have been waged over it, and Adeline finds herself right in the middle of it all. She must overcome all inhibitions and face her greatest fears not only to survive but - after a lifetime of wanting - to find her place and way home.