Spalding, Esta

"The Fitzgerald-Trouts are four barely related siblings living together in a small car on a lush tropical island, but when they begin to outgrow their small vehicle, they must band together to find a new home"--Provided by publisher.

The plucky Fitzgerald-Trout siblings (who live on a tropical island where the grown-ups are useless but the kids can drive) are back! After losing the boat that had become their home, oldest Fitzgerald-Trout, Kim, has put finding a home back on her to-do list. When her sixth-grade history assignment offers a clue about the ruins of a volcanic house built by an explorer on Mount Muldoon, she and her siblings set out to find it. The castle they discover surpasses their wildest dreams. But having a permanent home offers more challenges than the Fitzgerald-Trouts expect, especially when they begin to suspect their home is haunted. The siblings must figure out how to fix the cracks in their family foundation before one of them is lost for good.

These modern-day Boxcar children are back with another rollicking adventure, fending for themselves and looking out for each other and the beautiful island they call home.

Meet the Fitzgerald-Trouts, a band of four extraordinary children living together on a tropical island. They sleep in their car, bathe in the ocean, eat fish they catch and fruit they pick. They can drive anywhere they need to go - to school, the laundromat, or the drive-in. In fact, if they put their minds to it, the Fitzgerald-Trouts can do just about anything. Even, they hope, find a real home.