The Pack

The Pack, The Dare, and The Draugar

by T.J. Hendrix

Five soon-to-be seventh graders,

One shapeshifting Guardian Hound, monsters,

And a mystery that will change one life.

Summer Camp just got a lot more interesting.

Harmony O'Rourke's mom has moved them to a new town. Again. Worse, Harmony has been shipped off to an "academic" summer camp in the redwoods.

But it turns out Camp Coho is a screening tool for a secret magical order looking for the next generation of forest guardians. A late-night adventure lands Harmony and four other campers in training sessions for promising apprentices.

Soon they're studying ancient languages and learning spells for flying, floating and self-defense. Then Harmony's mother goes missing back home, and it turns out she may not be what she seems.

Harmony and her friends decide to use their new skills to do their own detective work.

Can five soon-to-be-seventh graders untangle the mystery of Harmony's parentage and rescue her missing mother before it's too late?

Adventure, terror, family secrets and ancient powers: it's all waiting for them in the forest.

Teresa Joan Hendrix started writing fiction for middle schoolers and young adults after a long career in non-fiction writing. She spent 11 years as a daily newspaper reporter on California's Central Coast, and another 14 years in university public relations, web and social media marketing. She has two grown daughters, two granddaughters and three granddogs. She lives in Sonoma County wine country with her husband, and Maggie the Beagle-Jack. She grew up spending summers deep in the Mendocino redwoods, which inspired her first book, "The Pack." She's currently working on a sequel, the second in a series.