When sixth-grader John joins a school trip to Himachal Pradesh, he expects mountains, memories, and maybe a little adventure. What he doesn’t expect is a near-fatal fall, a glowing emerald hidden in an ancient tree, and a single word that changes everything—SASCADE.
Transported to a mysterious world crafted long ago by his great-grandfather and the ancestors of his closest friends, John and his friends uncover a secret legacy of science, magic, courage, and betrayal.
