  | Secret of the dragon gems Author: LaRocca, Rajani | |
| Price: $23.28 | ||
Summary:
This page-turning novel is told through letters, e-mails, instant messages, and video chats between camp friends Tripti and Sam over their shared love of a book series and some mysterious rocks they brought home from summer camp. It's soon clear these are no ordinary rocks.
| Added Entry - Personal Name: | Baron, Chris |
| Illustrator: | Dawson, Sam |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (06/01/23)
Booklist (07/23/23)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 07/23/2023 Tripti Kapoor has recently returned home to Massachusetts from a terrible summer camp experience, having made only one new friend while away from home. Tripti met geology-obsessed Sam on the last night, after they both followed shooting-star fragments to a quiet nearby creek and each retrieved one glowing rock to keep. Post-camp, Tripti writes a letter to Sam at his California address to fulfill a class assignment, and as their correspondence continues, it becomes clear that those souvenir rocks are no ordinary stones. They work together from afar to unravel the deepening mystery before another interested party, the delightfully menacing camp director with unclear intentions and a murky past, can interfere. The absorbing adventure is cleverly told through a series of varying media forms, from simple letters, journal entries, and book excerpts to formatted chat services and video transcripts. There are codes to be broken and puzzles aplenty, and the slowly revealed sci-fi elements add real suspense to the proceedings. A modern-day mystery brimming with deep familial bonds, cross-country connections, and lots of magic. - Copyright 2023 Booklist.
