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The Doldrums
by Nicholas Gannon
Similar to A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, The Doldrums is the story of Archer Helmsley, the grandson of famous explorers Ralph and Rachel Helmsley. Archer's mother doesn't want him to grow up like his grandparents who are always off on dangerous adventures so she forbids him to go outside except for school. When Ralph & Rachel disappear after exploring an iceberg in the Antarctic, Archer decides to go find them. Knowing he needs a sidekick he befriends the neighbor Oliver Glub and the new girl on the block Adelaide Belmont who has a wooden leg which she says has been bitten off by a crocodile. The Doldrums is a fun middle grade novel about an unlikely trio of friends and their faraway dreams.