The Valley or Vernal Equinox; Book One: Out from Boneville Summary

Bone is the story of three cousins who are forced out of their home into a strange land. They encounter forces and creatures they couldn't have imagined. The Bones are unlikely heroes, but help to save a princess and the world.

In chapter one, Phoney Bone has been run out of Boneville. His cousins, Smiley and Fone, have gone with him. Smiley carries a cigar around with him and Phoney wears a shirt with a star. They are in the desert when Smiley suddenly finds a map. The map appears to have been drawn by a small child. While they are looking at the map, a swarm of locusts appears and the cousins are separated in the thick mass of bugs. Alone, Fone travels until...