Lola Benko, Treasure Hunter

Twelve-year-old Lola Benko has learned a lot from her archaeologist dad. They've spent most of her life globe-trotting to far-flung locales, chasing elusive artifacts and lost treasures. There are downsides-living out of a suitcase and no true BFF, to name a couple-but every day is an adventure. And they have each other. That is, until the day Lola's father disappears. The official line is that he was caught in a flash flood, but Lola's quick research shows the day in question was perfectly pleasant. And if he were truly gone, she would feel it. After a disastrous attempt at raising funds to bankroll her quest to find her dad, Lola finds herself at Redwood Academy, where she meets two unlikely friends who are willing to help her. Lola suspects Dad's disappearance has a lot to do with a mythical stone he was studying-a stone so powerful, it can control the world. But in the wrong hands, it could end it too . . . In this brand-new series from Mrs. Smith's Spy School for Girls author Beth McMullen, it's up to Lola to go on the greatest search of her life and find the ultimate treasure-her father.

After saving her father and the world, Lola Benko and her new best friends, Jin and Hannah, are feeling invincible. But after botching a huge job (trying to get an ancient Pegasus necklace is a lot harder than they bargained for), the friends need to revive their skills-and their friendship. They land at Camp Timber Wolf, a treasure-hunting school where teams will compete to join the legendary Task Force. Once on the Force, the world of elite treasure hunting will be theirs, with first dibs on the most exclusive assignments. And when Lola's nemesis, Lipstick, shows up unexpectedly, she makes Lola an offer she can't refuse: help find the legendary Helm of Darkness, and Lipstick will make sure Team Lola makes the Task Force. Their quest will take them to the mysterious Midnight Market, the last known location of the Helm. But one serious mistake puts the whole operation in jeopardy, threatening their mission and their team. In this thrilling hunt for the Helm, can Lola and her friends prove they have what it takes to the Force-and to one another?