Isle of Ever

A New York Times Bestseller

Two hundred years ago, an island disappeared. Benny has just two weeks to find it.

Everly "Benny" Benedict and her mom have always managed to get by, though they're broke most of the time. But all that could change. Benny's just learned she's the sole heir to the vast fortune of Evelyn Terry, a mysterious ancestor from the 1800s!

There's a catch, though. First Benny needs to play-and win-a game: following clues that are more than a century old, she must find her way to the tiny island Evelyn wrote about in her diary. It was somewhere off the shoreline of Evelyn's home town, but according to legend, it vanished long ago and hasn't appeared on maps for hundreds of years. Yet Benny has only a couple weeks to locate it.

If she's successful, she'll collect the inheritance. But what if there's more than a fortune at stake in this game? What if Benny has to break an ancient curse to win?

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Isle of Ever

A New York Times Bestseller

Two hundred years ago, an island disappeared. Benny has just two weeks to find it.

Everly "Benny" Benedict and her mom have always managed to get by, though they're broke most of the time. But all that could change. Benny's just learned she's the sole heir to the vast fortune of Evelyn Terry, a mysterious ancestor from the 1800s!

There's a catch, though. First Benny needs to play-and win-a game: following clues that are more than a century old, she must find her way to the tiny island Evelyn wrote about in her diary. It was somewhere off the shoreline of Evelyn's home town, but according to legend, it vanished long ago and hasn't appeared on maps for hundreds of years. Yet Benny has only a couple weeks to locate it.

If she's successful, she'll collect the inheritance. But what if there's more than a fortune at stake in this game? What if Benny has to break an ancient curse to win?

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Isle of Ever

Isle of Ever

by Jen Calonita

Narrated by Hannah Cabell

Unabridged — 7 hours, 5 minutes

Isle of Ever

Isle of Ever

by Jen Calonita

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What if you were told you had a massive fortune waiting for you… but first you have to complete an epic and mysterious quest? That's what awaits Benny in this thrilling new series.

A New York Times Bestseller

Two hundred years ago, an island disappeared. Benny has just two weeks to find it.

Everly "Benny" Benedict and her mom have always managed to get by, though they're broke most of the time. But all that could change. Benny's just learned she's the sole heir to the vast fortune of Evelyn Terry, a mysterious ancestor from the 1800s!

There's a catch, though. First Benny needs to play-and win-a game: following clues that are more than a century old, she must find her way to the tiny island Evelyn wrote about in her diary. It was somewhere off the shoreline of Evelyn's home town, but according to legend, it vanished long ago and hasn't appeared on maps for hundreds of years. Yet Benny has only a couple weeks to locate it.

If she's successful, she'll collect the inheritance. But what if there's more than a fortune at stake in this game? What if Benny has to break an ancient curse to win?


Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

" A nail-biter of a novel for readers who like their mysteries with a touch of magic."— Booklist

"An engaging, puzzle-centered page-turner." — Kirkus Reviews

"[An] atmospheric fantasy ride." — Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Isle of Ever will keep you guessing till the last page, then begging for a sequel immediately…you’re bound to find readers up well past their bedtime." — Melissa de la Cruz, #1 New York Times Bestselling author of The Isle of the Lost

"This book has everything…I couldn’t put it down!" - Stuart Gibbs, New York Times bestselling author of the Spy School series

"Calonita leaves us breathless as Benny races to save the day and her family. Young readers will love it!" — James Ponti, New York Times Bestselling Author of City Spies

"[An] intriguing mystery…Calonita places red herrings and subtle clues throughout, deftly connecting past with present." — Bulletin for the Center of Children’s Books

"The pacing is excellent, the character development enticing, and the finale positively nail-biting....This thrilling adventure mystery will capture the spirit of play in every reader." — School Library Journal, starred review

"An absorbing adventure story for readers ages 10 to 13 that blends fantasy with classic mystery tropes." — The Wall Street Journal

Kirkus Reviews

2024-12-14
A tween enters into a high-stakes and high-rewards hunt for a life-changing treasure.

After years of financial instability, and moving from place to place with her mother, Everly “Benny” Benedict, 12, is poised to come into a large inheritance from her great-great-great-great-great-grandmother, Evelyn “Sparrow” Terry of Greenport, Long Island—but only if Benny can solve Evelyn’s riddles and find a mysterious island within the deadline, less than two weeks away. If she fails, Benny will lose the entire estate. As the pressure mounts, Benny and her newly acquired Greenport friends, Zara and Ryan, unravel clues tied to a rare Blood Orange Moon, a deadly 1825 Yellow Fever epidemic, and family connections spanning generations; in addition, events from Evelyn’s timeline shed light on the present day. Incorporating text messages, the young detectives’ notes, and 19th-century newspaper articles, journal entries, and letters, Calonita deftly transitions between the past and the present. Greenport is rich in magical elements that gradually play a larger and larger role in the plot, setting this book apart from other inheritance treasure-hunt stories and creating an added layer of interest. Severe weather phenomena and other challenges contribute to the building tension. The worldbuilding contains several unexplained developments, and the book ends on a frustratingly major cliffhanger, but this series opener is clearly setting up for a sequel in which more answers will hopefully be forthcoming. Main characters are cued white.

An engaging, puzzle-centered page-turner.(Fantasy adventure. 8-12)

Product Details

BN ID: 2940195685775
Publisher: Dreamscape Media
Publication date: 08/12/2025
Series: Isle of Ever , #1
Edition description: Unabridged
Age Range: 8 - 11 Years
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