The Queen's Scarab (The Land of Loderthrow)

Family secrets, dangerous magic, an evil queen—the only way for Abby to mend her broken family is to save a broken world.

Things can’t get much worse for 12-year-old Abby Daniels. After the death of her mother, Abby’s life has been thrown into turmoil. She’s bullied at school, forced to live in a run-down building that’s being turned into an art gallery, and placed in the care of a complete stranger: the father she’s never known.

When Abby is led on a midnight chase by her cat, Simon, she finds a storage area for the gallery’s sculptures and paintings. Abby uncovers a painting by accident, and it draws her in—literally. She’s thrust into the Land of Loderthrow, a place filled with magic, danger, and the secrets to her family’s past.

Determined to get home again, Abby joins forces with a young sorceress, an imprisoned factory worker, and a boy who’s unable or unwilling to speak. Together, they set in motion a series of events that will change Abby’s life forever.

The fate of her family—and an entire world—hang in the balance. And what does the mysterious Queen’s Scarab have to do with it all? Abby must find out before it’s too late.