Tuck and Tina and the Lost Fortune

By Jess Brallier, Jack Keely

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Age Range: 6 to 8

Pages: 144

Type: Paperback/Paper Over Board

Publication Date: September 2, 2025

ISBN: 9798881602048/9798881602055

Meet Tuck and Tina, two mice pals on a quest to save their elementary school! This is the first book in an all-new, adorable, and colorful series that’s perfect for young readers who are ready to make the leap from picture books to chapter books, from bestselling creators Jess Brallier and Jack Keely.

Tina and Tuck are two unlikely class pets who are ready for adventure!

Tina lives at Boone School. She loves listening to lessons and seeing all the kids having fun with their friends. She just wishes she had a real friend of her own. So when a new class pet arrives, Tina wonders if her wish might come true.

However, Tuck is a ball of energy, causing chaos wherever he goes.

But when the school faces closure, Tina and Tuck must put aside their differences and work together to find a secret fortune rumored to be hidden somewhere in the school.

Can these two smallest of heroes save the day—and their home?

This beautifully illustrated, full-color chapter book is just right for fans of Jeff Kinney, Lincoln Peirce, and Rachel Renée Russell. Which is saying a lot, considering it’s written by a mouse!

“Bright, bubbly, and full of fun! A great adventure for young readers.” – Lincoln Peirce, creator of the bestselling Big Nate and Max & the Midnights

“Meet Tuck and Tina—your new best friends! Heartwarming and hilarious!” –  Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid

About the Author

During his years as a publisher, Jess Brallier became known for breaking rules and launching bestsellers. Under his creative guidance, the Planet Dexter imprint produced a string of hits including the New York Times bestselling Grossology and its sequels. Linking storytelling and gaming literacy, he launched the world’s largest kids’ site, Poptropica, and digitally published Jeff Kinney’s phenomenal Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Jess is the author of over thirty books including Who Was Albert Einstein? (NYT bestseller) and Tess’s Tree (illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds). Jess is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh (B.A.) and Boston University (M.S.).

As an illustrator in both New York and Los Angeles, Jack Keely‘s projects have included over thirty books for kids. The characters he created for the bestselling Grossology series have come to life in an animated film and in a video game, and as robotic performers in the record breaking international Grossology museum exhibitions. Jack is a graduate of Rhode Island School of Design (BFA) and Cranbrook Academy of Art (MFA) and has taught illustration and graphic design at several universities.

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