Puzzleheart

Ages 9 to 12

A curious twelve-year-old navigates puzzles, family, and mental health struggles with just a touch of magic in this new middle-grade adventure from the award-winning author of A Game of Fox & Squirrels—perfect for fans of Kyle Lukoff and Dan Gemeinhart.

There will be no more puzzles in the Eklund Puzzle House.

Twelve-year-old Perigee loves logic and science. But handling difficult emotions is harder, especially when it comes to their dad. So, they’ve come up with the Plan: a scheme that involves visiting the infamous Eklund Puzzle House their grandfather built and reuniting Perigee’s unhappy father with his estranged mother.

Perigee is looking forward to some much-needed fun and relief from their problems at home, but when Perigee and their father arrive, Grandma Eklund is cold and distant. Stranger yet, the house seems to have a mind of its own. Within its walls are shifting corridors, secret codes, and plenty of mysteries. And Grandma Eklund refuses to let Perigee solve any of them!

About the Author

Jenn Reese (she/they) writes speculative fiction for readers of all ages. They are the author of the Above World trilogy, whose first installment was a finalist for the 2012 Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy; the 2021 Oregon Book Award winner, A Game of Fox & Squirrels; and Every Bird a Prince. They live in Portland, Oregon, where they revel in the rain, play too many video games, and work as a freelance graphic designer. jennreese.com