The Queen of Ocean Parkway

The Queen of Ocean Parkway by Rachel Bright follows 11-year-old Roya, a curious and resourceful girl who lives in a Brooklyn apartment building as the superintendent's daughter. With a passion for journalism, Roya runs a secret podcast where she investigates the lives of the building's tenants. However, her usual distractions are thrown into chaos when one of her favorite residents, Katya Petrov, mysteriously disappears.

Roya's investigation into Katya's disappearance leads her to an unsettling connection to an antique fortune-telling machine called Grandmother's Predictions at Coney Island. The machine has been linked to a string of mysterious disappearances in the Petrov family for over a century, casting a dark shadow over their history.

Teaming up with a new friend who has just moved into the building, Roya embarks on a quest to uncover the truth behind the Petrov family curse. As she delves deeper into the mystery, Roya faces both personal challenges and dangerous revelations. Determined to break the curse and solve the case, Roya's search for answers could make her the hero of her own headline.