The Monkeyvale Chronicles: Family Secrets

by Amanda Keller

Twelve-year-old Adam Monkeyvale has always felt like he didn’t belong. But when a letter arrives from an uncle he never knew, his world shifts. As he inherits a strange old manor, which reveals the hidden truth—his family’s lost magic, a frozen kingdom in peril, and a mother who never abandoned him… she was taken.
With unlikely friends and powers awakening within him, Adam is forced to face the evil forces that ruined his family. His journey will lead him through enchanted realms, dangerous forests, and long-buried secrets as he fights to reclaim a throne he never imagined was his.
One boy. Two worlds. One kingdom on the edge. One chance to restore the light back to a world slipping into shadow.

296 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 8, 2025

About the author

Amanda Keller is a much loved Australian personality who has been on our screens and air-waves for over 30 years. She spent her early years in Queensland and Western Australia before moving to suburban Sydney with her family. She studied communications at Mitchell College, where she became friends with Andrew Denton. She got a job straight out of university at Simon Townsend's Wonder World! before moving to Ray Martin's Midday Show, Beyond 2000, Talkin' About My Generation and The Living Room.