The Illumination Stone - Peter Sandel

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Résumé :
How far would you go to recover your greatest treasure? Would you trust someone you never thought you would? In this first book of the RIMROCK series, Teek, a stout-hearted ground squirrel from the colony of Rimrock, leads a perilous search through a dangerous canyon to recover the stolen Illumination Stone, the talisman of his colony's mystical origin and the key to its survival. Stumbling down an embankment into the canyon, Walter Prudy falls into Teek's world and enters a new reality. Teek reawakens in Walter a dormant connection to the natural world, allowing him to communicate with animals. With Teek by his side, Walter explores a canyon filled with hidden wonders to help the Rimrock colony save their village. What are the mysterious origins of the colony, and what dangers lie in the hidden corners of the canyon? Join Teek and his friends as a deep canyon is explored, a deep feeling is shared, and a deep secret is revealed.