Oktober Vasylenko likes his adventures to be safe, warm, and preferably inside, in the pages of a book. But the rest of the Vasylenko family love the outdoors, always tramping through the slimy, grimy, and climby wild to see what thrills they can find. And tomorrow, Oktober will be joining them. Even if he's scared, even if he gets lost, even if he finds the monster called the Wilderness, a nasty, scary thing with sharp teeth that can smoosh children....

Finley Walsh and her best friend, Sophie, were adventurers, like the ones they grew up reading about in 100 of the World's Greatest Female Adventurer's--that is, until Sophie found new friends. Between losing her best friend and feeling overlooked by her mother and older brother, Finley is determined to prove herself by becoming a great adventurer like the ones in her book. The perfect opportunity comes when she and her brothers stay with an estranged...