The Rise and Fall of Mount Majestic, by Jennifer Trafton

(Paperback, 352 pages, first published in 2011)

Ten-year-old Persimmony lives a boring life and longs for adventure. She soon gets it when she overhears a life-altering secret and suddenly finds herself in the middle of an amazing journey! It turns out that Mount Majestic, the rising and falling mountain in the center of the island, is not really a mountain—it's the belly of a sleeping giant! It's up to Persimmony and her friend Worvil to convince the island's quarreling inhabitants that a giant is sleeping in their midst and must not be awakened. The question is, will she be able to do it?

Cautions: None

Ages: 7-12