Junius Leak and the Spiraling Vortex of Doom

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Part mystery, part fantasy-adventure, part riveting real-life disaster, this deft tale-within-a-tale blends the history of the 1980 Lake Peigneur drilling accident with a fateful quest for pirate treasure.

When thirteen-year-old Junius Leakexpert on waterbodies and creator of the encyclopedic Amazing Waterbodies of the Worldsteps foot on Uncle Spots rickety dock on Lake Peigneur, the truth assails him: he may love waterbodies, but that doesnt mean they love him back. The latest in a long line of Junius Leaks, hes the first to be doomed to ten days of awkwardness and boredom on a houseboat with a relative he doesnt know while his parents work on their marriage. Delcambre, Louisiana, where Junius was born, is awash with unwelcome surprises. He determines to learn why his mom left town when he was a babyand to conquer his fear of water at the same time. But the lake has other plans for him, plans tied to a hundred-year-old family feud and a swashbuckling mystery. When disaster strikes, Junius must dive deep within to emerge an unlikely hero. Alternating viewpoints spin the perceptions of a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)and the wry voice of a lake with a long memoryinto an inventive tale of sunken treasure and buried secrets anchored by a dramatic true event.

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Like its doomed lake, Junius Leak and the Spiraling Vortex of Doom spins you around, pulls you in, and lifts you up again, revealing buried treasure along the way.
Alan Gratz, New York Times best-selling author of Refugee and Heroes

In a swashbuckling swirl of fact, fantasy, pirates, treasure, and science, Allan Wolf introduces us to Junius Leak, an almost teen who assures us that nobility and courage lurk in the most timid heart.
Ann E. Burg, acclaimed author of All the Broken Pieces and Flooded: Requiem for Johnstown

Author Bio

Allan Wolf is the author of several picture books, poetry books, and young adult novels, including The Snow Fell Three Graves Deep: Voices from the Donner Party, The Watch That Ends the Night: Voices from the Titanic, Who Killed Christopher Goodman, and Zanes Trace. He lives in Roanoke, Virginia with his wife and three children.