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Gail Veitenheimer

Gail Veitenheimer

Seminary-trained Christian author and speaker, co-author with Jen Weaver of the Kingswell Kid Detectives middle-grade mystery series (Kregel Publications) and host of The Christian Grandparenting Podcast.

Oct 2, 2026

9:14
Like, what is the book about? What is the story?
9:18
Um, so the story takes place, um, the week of Founders Day, and every Founders Day, there's a contest for people to find where the original waterfalls were, because they disappeared 100 years ago when, um, an early dam broke.
9:37
There's also rumors that there is a treasure associated with the original falls, and as Luca and Ember launch their detective agency, Luca gets the idea of, "If we solve this mystery, it will put us on the map." Um, and they begin to pray about it.
9:57
And enter the Kingswell cousins, who happen to be from rival branches of the founding family.
10:04
They've got special information that none of the other contestants have.
10:09
And so the four kids begin to work together, looking through old journals, old maps, trying to figure out a mysterious coded key on Noble's old, Noble is the founder, the, his old map, to try to get a bead on where were the original falls.
12:22
Um, so talk a little bit about, you know, some of those themes throughout the book, um- That, that come out and how our parents listening could use this book with their kids in, like, a discipleship format.
12:37
Sure.

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