Passionate, ten-year-old Elvia Hill is bored with her dull life and her rigid, overprotective parents. She longs for more excitement. But the young girl gets more than she bargains for when she discovers an alarming family secret and is swept far away on a mind-blowing adventure. Complete with Tanzanian witch doctors, child-eating lions, and submarine exploration on a two-mooned planet, this science fiction fantasy adventure delights middle-grade readers and keeps them turning the pages!