It will take a glow of courage…

Two weeks before her 14th birthday, Fenn Calder’s biggest problem is making sense of eighth grade. But when she and her little sister, Nixie, come home from school to an empty house, her problems grow a lot bigger.

A secret portal leads the girls and their friend, Christopher, to Varlandria, a seaside realm of ancient magic, strange creatures, and long-buried secrets. There, Fenn discovers that her parents have disappeared, and if they’re not found soon, the girls will fade away forever.

Fenn must learn to control her new magical abilities while solving the mystery of her missing parents. But time is running out. To save her family, Fenn must step into a legacy she never asked for and find the courage to become her own hero.