An otherworldly middle grade story perfect for fans of A Wrinkle in Time and Stranger Things from the author of the Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates series and the Agatha Award nominee The World’s Greatest Detective.

What begins as a rather unremarkable Tuesday quickly turns to disaster when Lucy, the Gatekeeper’s deputy, discovers that her boss has vanished and the door connecting Lucy’s world to the next world over is broken—and it all might be Lucy’s fault.

To save the Gatekeeper and set things right, Lucy must break the rules for the first time ever and journey with an otherworldly boy, a suspiciously sneaky girl, and a crew of magical bees into the seven worlds beyond her own.

But Lucy isn’t the only one breaking the rules. As dangers gather around her, she learns she’s up against a sinister force that’s playing with the delicate fabric of time and space, no matter what the deadly costs or consequences.

Lucy’s never had to save the world before—and now, somehow, she’s got to find a way to save eight of them.

• An Unlikely Hero: Rule-following Lucy Eberslee has never been on an adventure in her life. But when her boss vanishes, she’ll have to break all the rules to get her back.
• A Missing Person Mystery: The Gatekeeper is gone, the door between worlds is broken, and Lucy is the only one who can find out what happened.
• Unlikely Friendships: To succeed, Lucy must team up with a bumbling boy from another dimension and a suspiciously sneaky smuggler’s daughter who knows more than she lets on.
• Magical Spelling Bees: A crew of loyal, magical bees are her only reliable guides, spelling out clues and warnings when danger is near.