Everywhere they turn, Ashley and Bryce find mysteries. Ashley seems to have a secret admirer. Bryce notices a suspicious vehicle near their home and school. When Bryce investigates, he comes face-to-face with a person he never expected to meet!

Guided by a mysterious book and invisible guardians, meek high-schooler Owen Reeder learns that there is another world besides his ordinary one, where he is destined to face an evil dragon in order to make his own world safe and whole again.

"An unexpected chance to help the school bully gets Ashley and Bryce into a tough spot. When theyre spotted snooping around a possible crime scene, the culprits will stop at nothing to keep them from getting in the way."--Back cover.

"Bryce and Ashley are among a handful of students chosen to compete in a special tournament at a mountainside college. When Ashley discovers that a student is missing, she and her brother investigate and find that there's more to the story than first appears."--Back cover.

Owen Reeder, the Wormling, faces a final battle with the Dragon, strengthened by his reading of The Book of the King and the knowledge that his friends and his very weakness can see him through his greatest challenge.