The Secret of Zoom by Lynne Jonell

The Secret of Zoom by Lynne Jonell

Can two friends foil a dastardly plan and save orphans from a fate worse than death?

Christina lives in a big, old stone mansion on the edge of a dark forest surrounded by barbed wire. Deep within the forest is the laboratory where her father works--and where her mother was blown to bits years ago. Christina's father knows just how dangerous the world can be, so he keeps her safe at home, forbidding her from talking to the very interesting orphans down the road.

But when an orphan boy named Taft talks to her, she's thrilled to help him search for a secret tunnel. But soon she discovers there's more to the orphanage, the lab, and the mystery of her mother's accident than she ever suspected. Sinister things are in the works--and the secret of zoom is the most dangerous secret of all

This exciting tale, with just a touch of fantasy and humor, is a winner. . Jonell displays pitch-perfect skills in an expertly crafted story that never flags and that includes plenty of heart-stopping situations to keep readers fully engaged. --School Library Journal, Starred Review

Lynne Jonell is the author of the widely praised picture books Emmy and the Amazing Shrinking Rat, Emmy and the Home for Difficult Girls, and The Secret of Zoom, as well as the novels Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat, Emmy and the Home for Distressed Girls, and The Secret of Zoom. Her works have received numerous awards, including Junior Library Guild Choices and a Smithsonian Notable Book. Jonell was born in Little Falls, Minnesota, and grew up in a Minneapolis suburb. She presently teaches writing at the Loft Literary Center and lives in a hilltop mansion in Plymouth, Minnesota, with her husband and two sons.