When the village clock strikes thirteen, Clara knows something is wrong.
No one else hears it. No one else notices the tremor beneath Brackenfold Rise. But Clara and her friends-Theo, Edmund, and Margot-soon discover a hidden door buried beneath the hill.
And behind it?
A secret chamber.
An ancient bell.
And a responsibility far older than they imagined.
If the bell falters, the entire Hollow begins to slip.
Now four children must learn what it truly means to stand steady-together.
The Door That Waited is a thoughtful and suspenseful middle-grade adventure about friendship, courage, and the quiet strength it takes to keep the world balanced.