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Socks & Secret Quests

The Wandering Shop, Book 1

Howl’s Moving Castle meets Dungeons & Dragons in this debut cozy illustrated middle grade fantasy adventure that follows an unlikely heroine who rallies a ragtag team to face a dark wizard, uncovering her own magic along the way.

Peri has been waiting for her magic to show up, but there’s been no sign of it since she was chosen as an Apprentice Shopkeeper a year ago. Now she travels with a magical shop that equips adventurers for their quests, unsure if she’ll ever do more than stock shelves, mend mittens, and knit non-magical hats that don’t do anything but keep heads warm.

Then a dark wizard kidnaps the Master Shopkeeper, intent on using her power to create an unstoppable army.

To save her master, Peri must leave the cozy shop and seek help from the closest adventuring party, who is really good at arguing and really bad at working together. As Peri’s magic unexpectedly begins to show itself in the items she’s knitting, it’s up to her and her team to stop the dark wizard before war breaks out—or it won’t be just her shop at stake but the entire kingdom.

Praise for Socks & Secret Quests

“A tale of high adventure, magic, and friendship! A must read!”

— Jessica Day George, New York Times bestselling author 

 

"A whirlwind adventure full of delightful characters, compelling choices, and magics large and small! I had such fun reading about Peri and her band of misfit heroes!”

—Deva Fagan, author of A Game of Noctis

"Cozy and quest-filled, this is a story I loved getting lost in! Peri is the perfect heroine, and it was a joy watching her magic knit her adventurous group of friends together."

—Ryan Graudin, author of The Girl Who Kept the Castle

“It has dragons! It has cool swords! It has . . . knitting!? With clever characters, an intriguing world, and quick pacing, Socks and Secret Quests is a novel about the ultimate group project: saving the kingdom from an evil wizard. For the fantasy nerds and the knitters alike, Triona Murphy's joyful debut celebrates the magic of making things. I loved it.”

—Jodi Meadows, knitter and NYT bestselling author of BYE FOREVER, I GUESS and coauthor of MY LADY JANE

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Coming September 29, 2026

from Atheneum/Simon & Schuster!

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