{"product_id":"the-floating-city-secret-r-stanek-9781666001815","title":"The Floating City Secret: A Stranger Truths Adventure","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThree siblings. One globe-traveling dad. And a hidden truth beneath one of the world's strangest wonders.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen journalist Gabe Santos takes his eight-year-old triplets to Xochimilco, Mexico City, he's chasing a story about the last great floating gardens and a chinampa-growing family whose harvest records seem impossible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOfficially, it's a feature about history, farming, and one of the most astonishing places in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Tala, Naya, and Rafi discover there's another story moving under the tourist boats.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA hidden canal route. A child messenger erased from memory. A flute melody only Rafi can hear. And a clue in their missing mother's handwriting that should not exist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Gabe investigates the public mystery, the triplets begin uncovering the Second Record: the buried truth beneath the version everyone knows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the help of Lupita-funny, fearless, and unimpressed by tourists-they follow symbols, stories, and whispers through the old lake city to find out what survived when one city was built over another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Floating City Secret is the first book in Stranger Truths, a globe-trotting chapter-book mystery series full of hidden histories, sibling teamwork, real-world wonder, and just enough strangeness to open a door.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for readers who love adventure mysteries, hidden history, sibling teamwork, and real places with strange secrets.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e R. Stanek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1666001813\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781666001815\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Big Blue Sky Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d","brand":"R. Stanek","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48520424587519,"sku":"9781666001815","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_53e82614-c217-4eff-bf35-3ac23967c9cf.jpg?v=1778742267","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-floating-city-secret-r-stanek-9781666001815","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}