After suffering a heartbreaking loss, thirteen-year-old Madeline Bloomfield suddenly finds herself alone in the world, save for an aunt who can barely tolerate her and an estranged uncle who has never had the courage to face his own tragic past. But before she has a chance to deal with her grief, Maddy is whisked away to Jamaica, where she meets Bob, a Jamaican boy named after Bob Marley, and Brandon, a boy in possession of a mysterious journal that holds a secret thought to have been lost hundreds of years ago. Soon, the three teens are embroiled in a perilous adventure that will put their very lives at risk. Along the way, Maddy will discover what friendship truly means and that hope can be found in even the darkest of times.