In The Kingdom Keepers by Ridley Pearson, Finn Whitman and four other Orlando teens become interactive hosts at the Magic Kingdom. They fall asleep after they get the job and find themselves in the park as their holograms. An Imagineer named Wayne tells Finn that he and the other DHIs (Disney Hologram Interactive) must stop a group of evil beings called Overtakers from taking over the park. Wayne had an important job for them to do.

“There’s a fable, a story, a puzzle of sorts that was left in case of a problem like this. It’s called the Stonecutter’s Quill.”

They must solve the Stonecutter’s Quill and stop the Overtakers before it is too late. I first found this book at my local library, when I was searching for Disney books to read before my Disney World vacation.

The thing I liked most about The Kingdom Keepers was that it never slowed down. From the beginning to final page, it was hard for me to put it down.
The thing I liked least is that it ends with a cliffhanger. What happens to the characters after this book? Will their DHIs continue to appear in the park at night? Are there Overtakers more powerful than Maleficent?

My favorite of the five DHIs is Philby. Before searching through the rides in Kingdom Keepers, he discovers everything he can about that ride, the location of the security cameras, the alarm systems, the ride length, and even miscellaneous facts.

“Philby was the kind of smart that made other school kids ask him to do their homework. By now he would have done as much Internet research as possible.”

I would recommend this book to anyone who ever wondered what happened after the lights went out at the Disney parks.