Author Description

In The Keeper's First Case, fifth-grader Anastasia Jackson uncovers a century-old mystery in the quiet town of Prairieview, Oklahoma. When a cryptic book, The Mystery of the Golden Idol, appears in her beloved library-complete with strange symbols and a mysterious author-Anastasia and her best friend Noah dive into a real-life adventure. Thunderous slams echo from a doorless room, a shadowy figure stalks the stacks, and a soldier's library card surfaces on a stranger's grave. As a storm rages, Anastasia discovers her great-great-grandmother's secret legacy: the Order of Virtuous Scribes, a society dedicated to preserving heroic stories and virtues. But a sinister force, They, threatens to erase history's heroes, targeting Anastasia's family and town. Racing against time, Anastasia must decipher the book's clues, embrace her "hero blood," and become the Order's youngest Keeper-before They burn away the past forever.