In the summer of 1970, twelve-year-old Wilson Davis is the new kid in a quiet Northern Michigan town. Between endless fields, sparkling lakes, and the looming shadows of Duck Pond Hollow?an abandoned estate with secrets of its own?Wilson finds himself caught in a mystery that's been waiting to be solved for twenty years.
When he is gifted a strange wooden duck decoy with a hidden compartment, Wilson doesn't just discover a forgotten trinket?he discovers the first clue in a puzzle that leads to four children who vanished in 1950. With courage (and a little mischief), Wilson and his new friends form the Finders Keepers Club, a band of kids bound by curiosity, loyalty, and the sense that something magical stirs in the woods.
Together, they uncover ghostly echoes of the past, cryptic riddles, and a hidden world known only as *the Between*?a place where time folds, sprites guard the way, and the greatest treasure isn't gold, but trust.
Full of friendship, mystery, and the kind of wonder you only find on long summer days, 'The Summer of the Finders Keepers Club' is a timeless coming-of-age adventure. Perfect for middle grade readers and anyone young at heart who still remembers what it feels like to chase magic through the woods.
