A DARK AND ANCIENT SECRET... Summer in Morro Bay can be boring when you're thirteen. But boredom quickly disappears when Grant Parker and his two friends, Matt and April, unearth a mysterious chest that's been buried for over 300 years. A SPELL GONE WRONG... The ancient spell book inside is intriguing—but they have no idea of the danger it holds. When they try to cast a simple spell, something goes horribly wrong. Grant discovers that there's no way to return things to normal without embarking on a perilous adventure that leads deep inside Morro Rock—where something is waiting! Written with the upper middle-grade reader in mind, The Treasure of Morro Bay is a fun adventure with a bit of fantasy, a hint of mystery, and a lot of complexity that will keep readers of all ages turning the pages and wondering—what's going to happen next!