The Secrets of Ladera Ranch

By Maria Godovykh, Alex Godovykh, Maksim Godovykh

What if the place you call home has been waiting for you to discover its secrets?

When Alex, Maria, and their friends begin creating trading cards and a website about Ladera Ranch, they expect a fun community project. Instead, a blank card glows, a mysterious artificial intelligence named ARI appears, and a hidden map reveals twelve sleeping locations.

To awaken them, the children explore real parks, schools, trails, towers, pools, and hidden corners of Ladera Ranch. They uncover secret maps, memories from the past, strange signals from the future, and legendary guardians: the Lightning Fox, the Ghost Captain, the Root Keeper Tree, and the Thread Dragon.

But completing the map is not enough.

ARI shows them a possible future filled with scans, badges, screens, and constant activity-but almost no friendship, wonder, or meaning. To prevent it, the children must learn to trust, listen, include others, repair mistakes, and understand what it truly means to belong.

Blending mystery, humor, local history, time travel, emotional growth, and real-world exploration, The Secrets of Ladera Ranch is an adventure for readers ages 9-14 and their families.

The story continues through trading cards, maps, games, quests, art, and the website:
www.Ladera.team

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H6YDFDN7
• ISBN13: 9798235579194
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Kfw Publishing
• Length: 562 Pages
• Weight: 1.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.3" x 6.0"