Leepike Ridge is N.D. Wilson's debut novel, published in 2007.
The plot of the book involves theories of Chinese (through Zheng He) and Phoenician discoveries of America.
It involves a boy named Tom who, by accident, is dragged down into an underground river.
Kirkus Book Reviews described it as a "literate, sometimes humorous page-turner in the classic tradition.
"[1] Reading to Kids said of the book, "Think Mark Twain with a contemporary and utterly captivating twist.