Keepers of the 13th Door: The Mountain That Isn't There

A mountain that only exists some of the time. A bell that's been ringing for three straight days. And somewhere near the summit, one exhausted person who won't stop striking it - because if they do, the whole mountain might never come back.

When Zayn spots satellite images of a peak that appears and disappears on a cycle, the Keepers know exactly what it means: another door, another place that needs them. But nothing prepares Arin, Maya, Zayn, Tara, and Leo for what they find at the top of Hollow Peak - a boy their own age, the sixth generation of his family to carry an impossible, lonely burden completely by himself, for as long as anyone can remember.

Fixing the ancient bell that anchors the mountain to the world turns out to be the easy part. The real challenge is convincing someone who has never once been allowed to put it down that he doesn't have to carry it alone anymore - and that the bravest thing he can do isn't enduring quietly, but finally saying, out loud, how much it hurts.

With a Council agent watching their every move and a mysterious warmth spreading through the medallion back home, the Keepers are learning that the oldest magic in the Crossroads was never about power at all. It was about people showing up for each other - and refusing to stop.

Perfect for fans of Percy Jackson, The 39 Clues, and Spiderwick, Book Five of THE KEEPERS OF THE 13TH DOOR is a story about inherited burdens, quiet courage, and the difference between surviving something alone and finally letting someone help you carry it.

Book 5 of THE KEEPERS OF THE 13TH DOOR. The adventure continues in Book 6: The Student History Forgot.