The Solomon Stone

Name: The Solomon Stone
Brand: Findaway Voices
Availability: InStock
Author: Christine Sandgren
ISBN: 9781662294983

Author: Christine Sandgren

Narrator: Madi Elizabeth

Unabridged: 11 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Fawkes Press

Published: 02/15/2021

Categories: Children's Fiction, Fantasy Stories

Synopsis

Twelve-year-old Ruby doesn't know her last name. In fact, she doesn't know a lot of things, including what happened to her parents or why she was abandoned on this scrubby little island where she couch surfs through life. What she does know, though, is that she's the best tracker on the island and that, given the chance, she'd do just about anything to have a real family and a home.When an island visitor recognizes her as his long-lost niece, she’s suddenly in Manhattan with a family, an actual friend, and a huge diamond that used to belong to the King Solomon. Also? Every member of her family has an extra-sensory gift of Sight. Well, everyone except Ruby. Gutterball.When the diamond is stolen, and a classmate is found gravely injured, Ruby must hunt to uncover who is behind the sinister plot to unravel her new life. A heist gone wrong, a serious betrayal, and a single gunshot turn the tides. In a race against the clock, Ruby must decide whether to save herself, her newfound family, or the Solomon stone.Fans of The Mysterious Benedict Society and The 39 Clues will love the thrilling adventure of The Solomon Stone.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sewingdervish on November 28, 2020

I was so pleased to receive an ARC of The Solomon Stone by Christine Sandgren! Ruby is a smart, gifted girl who knows how to take care of herself. When a long Lost Uncle arrives to reunite with her she gains more than just a family. Filled with hilarious observations, diamonds, adventure, and delici......more

Goodreads review by Fazela on November 16, 2020

Once I started The Solomon Stone, I could not put this book down! This book is pure fun and magic. In Ruby Callahan, Christine Sandgren has created a young heroine that is both spunky and smart, a little maddening and a lot reckless, but always lovable. When we meet Ruby, she is an orphan living on a......more

Goodreads review by Keira on September 18, 2020

"Holy mother of all gutterballs." * I got my hands on an ARC of The Solomon Stone, a debut novel by Christine Sandgren, which tells the story of a first-rate criminal mind stuck in the body of a 12yo girl. Ruby Callahan is abrasive, wary and skeptical of rules (Showering is optional, right?), but as s......more

Goodreads review by Andee on November 17, 2020

Happy Book Birthday to The Solomon Stone and Christine Sandgren! You will love the story of Ruby, a VERY independent tween who doesn't remember her parents or why she lives alone on a small Hawaiian island. When her uncle and grandmother arrive to whisk her back to New York, her life changes more th......more

Goodreads review by Brooke on September 06, 2020

I loved diving into the world of Ruby and her family and friends! The magic in the world is so creative and unique to anything I have read before. The plot moved along and kept things interesting throughout but there was also real character development that tugs at your heart as well as you root for......more