The amulet begins speaking to Emily in her thoughts, giving suggestions beginning that night. While exploring Silas's library, Emily finds a stone amulet that had been hidden in a table, and Navin helps tie it around her neck. Karen say Silas was a "puzzle maker" who disappeared after locking himself in the house. She and her children, Emily and Navin, move to the old house of Karen's grandfather Silas near San Francisco. Two years after a car accident that killed her husband, Karen has difficulties as a single mother. Appropriate for grades 6–8 or ages 10–15, it is the first book in the Amulet graphic novel series. The book concerns the adventures of Emily Hayes, who must try to rescue her kidnapped mother with the assistance of her younger brother Navin, a mysterious amulet, and helper robots such as Miskit. Amulet: The Stonekeeper is a 2008 children's graphic novel written and illustrated by Kazu Kibuishi.
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