Allie thinks she's a normal kid with normal problems on her first day of seventh grade. She hopes for a fresh start despite her mom being overseas with the Army, again. But none of that matters when she discovers that her mom has gone missing.
On the same day of her mom's disappearance, Allie finds the necklace her mom was never without. When the necklace magically teleports her new friend Daniel and her to Central Asia, she learns her necklace contains an ancient magic; the power of the ring of Solomon, which she must use to fight off an army of darkness and a giant with eyes of fire.
Most important of all, the necklace appears to be the key to finding her mom.
This book was a finalist in the San Francsico Writers Conference, and is the first book in the trilogy (the other two are also published).
“Allie,” a soft voice said. “Allie….”
Tap. Tap.
The light flashed again and then gave way to darkness. A cave or a tunnel, rolling darkness as if it were alive, twisting and weaving through her limbs. She wasn’t herself. Her hands were too big and something felt different. She wore Army fatigues and was running. A menacing laughter echoed through the darkness from behind. Her boots thudded on moist stone. The scent of scorched metal, a sour taste in her mouth. Her mom’s voice sounded distant, but at the same time inside her head, said “Run, run!” She tore the necklace from around her neck and placed it on the ground before her, glowing. “Protect it, at all costs,” her mom’s voice said. Her large hands lifted a rock and then with an echoing smash the necklace was gone. Scorched blue marks were all that remained where the stone of the necklace had been moments before.
Tap. Tap.
Darkness and a lingering scent of honey. Again Allie was in her mom’s arms as a child, falling asleep.
Tap. Tap.
With a jolt, Allie was pulled from her mom’s arms, kicking and screaming. S
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Italian
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Already translated.
Translated by Carmelo Massimo Tidona
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Portuguese
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Already translated.
Translated by Diogo Prado
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Spanish
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Already translated.
Translated by Marisoly Álvarez Scarpitta
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