Synopses & Reviews
For fans of The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender comes a compelling story of five friends in search of a legendary treasure. They’ll face adventure, supernatural elements, and what it means to trust your friends with the darkest of secrets.
Ruby’s sister had one dying wish: that Ruby explore the infamous Gray Wolf Island and find the treasure long rumored to be buried there.
Ruby sets off to find it, with only a poem, serving as a treasure map, to guide her. She teams up with some local friends — a boy supposedly born of a virgin, a girl who doesn’t sleep, a boy who has visions of his own death, and another with a dark family history. Together, they must face their own demons and give their secrets to the island in order to find their treasure. Along the way, they’ll learn things about themselves, and each other, that they never thought possible.
But on an island that demands both truth and death, how far will they go to reach the end?
Review
"Mysterious and moody, with writing as magical as its setting, Gray Wolf Island captivated me from its chilling first chapter all the way to the very end—I couldn’t read it fast enough!" Kayla Olson, author of The Sandcastle Empire
Review
"For readers who enjoy puzzles and riddles, this is a haunting, intriguing pick." Booklist
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"The complex characters are perfectly matched to the moving, magical, mysterious plot. Combine this with hypnotically beautiful prose, and you have a perfect novel." April Genevieve Tucholke, author of Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea and Wink Poppy Midnight
About the Author
Tracey Neithercott’s first book was written by hand and illustrated with some really fancy colored pencils. It was highly acclaimed by her mother. Now she spends her days as a magazine editor and her nights writing stories about friendship, love, murder, and magic. (None of which she illustrates — you’re welcome.) She lives in Massachusetts with her husband, who suggests improving her novels by adding lightsabers.