• Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2019 May #1
  Arlo Finch returns for more thrilling adventures in the small town of Pine Mountain, Colorado. Arlo and his Rangers troop are gearing up for the big summer camping trip, but strange things, such as a mysterious visitor, occur before the trip begins. Once at Camp Redfeather, things only get stranger as Arlo encounters new, more dangerous, spirits and magical forces and uncovers long-lost secrets in his family's history. Picking up six months after the events of the last book (Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire, 2018), August's latest features the same magic and mystery as the first series installment but with increasingly more-complex twists and turns. New magical forces and creatures add to the splendor of Arlo's world, and readers will be enticed by the strange events and thrilling adventures new to this volume. A quick and exciting read that promises more to come in a third volume. Grades 5-8. Copyright 2019 Booklist Reviews.

John August is a screenwriter whose credits include Big Fish, Charlie’s Angels, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Corpse Bride and Frankenweenie. He also created Writer Emergency Pack, an educational storytelling tool distributed to more than 2,000 classrooms worldwide. Born and raised in Boulder, Colorado, John and his family now live in Los Angeles.