The Bell that Calls the Dead (Crossroads Kids, #2)

Some bells call the faithful to worship. This one calls the children into the past.
The old church at Oxford Street has been restored, but its secrets are far from finished. For Quinn, Judah, Harper, and their friends, the tolling of the bell has become more than sound—it's a summons. Each strike pulls them into visions of the church's history, moments when truth was twisted, when shadows whispered, when lies wore the mask of comfort.
And behind it all lurks Mulcor.
He failed to break through the garden in their first adventure. Now he returns in subtler, sharper ways—turning hearts against truth, sowing despair, tempting the children to believe that soft lies are better than hard truth. His reach stretches back through generations, framing men like Elias Deacon, stirring division in the congregation, and leaving scars that still mark the town of Ingersoll today.
For the Crossroads Kids, the danger isn't only what they see in visions—it's what takes root in their own hearts. Jack, clever but proud, finds Mulcor's whispers strangely compelling. Tessa, bold but doubtful, wrestles with whether memory and tradition matter at all. Quinn, Judah, Harper, Claire, Theo, Neve, and the rest must hold fast to the light even as cracks form among them.
As the visions intensify, the children begin to realize that the bell is not only showing them the past. It is preparing them for a coming battle. Mulcor isn't content to haunt memories—he wants back into the church, back into the world, back into the hearts of God's people. And this time, he nearly succeeds.
From secret clues in the church walls to whispered temptations in the dead of night, the Crossroads Kids are pushed to the edge of fear and faith. Friendships will be tested. Loyalties strained. And in the basement of the church, the children will face Mulcor's power head-on, armed only with courage, faith, and the sword that appears in Judah's hand when all seems lost.
The Bell that Calls the Dead is more than a fantasy tale—it's a story about truth in the face of lies, memory in the face of forgetfulness, courage in the face of despair. It reminds readers young and old that though shadows may whisper, they cannot overcome the light.
If you loved the wonder of The Wingfeather Saga, the bravery of The Green Ember, or the timeless truths of The Chronicles of Narnia, you will find yourself at home in the Crossroads Kids series.
The bell is tolling again.
The past is speaking.
And the children must decide which voice to follow.

Nathanael Wright is the Pastor of Crossroads Bible Church in Ingersoll Ontario and the Executive Canadian Director of the Ezra Institute for Contemporary Christianity.