Critically acclaimed author Kristin Levine returns with her first contemporary story perfect for fans of Wendy Mass and Jennifer L. Holm where a mysterious treasure hunt uncovers a startling family secret

After her father suddenly goes missing, thirteen-year-old Claudia Dalton is left feeling helpless and alone. The police have no leads, no clues as to where he could have gone. He just vanished one night, leaving Claudia and her mother to question everything they thought they knew about him and their family. To help cope with the stress, Claudia's mom sends her to spend the summer with her grandpa, though that means leaving behind Claudia's best friend, Kate, and all the summer plans they'd made together. No computer camp, no trips to the pool or the mall, instead Claudia's stuck with her Papa for the next two months, with nothing to do but wait for news about her dad.

Claudia is inconsolable, but then she stumbles onto a code in her dad’s childhood bedroom; it’s a curious first clue that puts her on a treasure hunt that she hopes just might help her discover what happened to her dad and why he left. With the help of her neighbor Luis, a new friend who's also been stranded for the summer, Claudia sets out to decipher the code and follow the new clues she finds, desperately hoping the truth about her dad will be waiting for her at the treasure hunt’s end. The Jigsaw Jungle, a moving story of what it means to be a family with a dash of mystery, is an exciting and heartfelt new book from a middle grade master.