When fifteen-year-old Elliana Stefanopoulos finds a dying pelican on the private beach of her family’s luxury Long Beach resort, a quick rescue and her vet’s diagnosis confirms the worst: the bird has been poisoned. What begins as a troubling mystery quickly turns dangerous. She and her best friend Angela trace the source to suspicious chemical barrels hidden in the resort’s old cellar and drainage system, but Elliana’s attempts to alert her father are thwarted by a charming investor who is not who he claims to be.

Elliana discovers the future of The Stefanopoulos Resorts is at risk, but when she sets out to gather proof, the unthinkable emerges from the darkness. Elliana must rely on instincts, a stolen phone, and a faith she barely understands. The Pelican Warning is a story about a girl who discovers that the most important thing she can do for her family has nothing to do with meeting others’ expectations, and everything to do with refusing to stay quiet when the truth matters.