Anyone? by Angela Scott The end of the world? That’s the stuff of Hollywood blockbusters and deep philosophical exercises in school. No need to sweat it. So when sixteen-year-old Tess’s doomsday-dad builds a bomb shelter in their suburban backyard, everyone thinks he’s gone crazy…. …Until fire rains down from the sky, sinking whole cities into colossal craters and setting much of the world ablaze. Tess’s dad gives her a few short minutes to gather her emergency bag and her freaked-out … [Read more...]
In the Shadow of The Sphinx by A. K. Wallis
Targeted Age Group:: 9/10+ Thousands of years ago, in ancient Egypt, nineteen year old Tutankhamun is about to die. The details of his death will be known only to a few, who will seek to keep the truth a mystery for evermore. Theirs is an injustice that will prevent the Pharaoh from resting in peace and will prove a victory for the forces of chaos. In the twenty-first century, Charlie Swain is told the location of a secret portal. Through the writing in a mysterious book, he is called to … [Read more...]
The Golden Wizard by J.S. Jaeger
Targeted Age Group:: 9-12 In a world where only nobility are selected to study magic, the peasant Nathanial McGray is bullied and ridiculed because he wants to become a wizard. Even his parents tell him it's impossible. Overcoming obstacles and trials, Nate must prove he is worthy of his dream. The Golden Wizard is the first in a seven-book series that introduces readers to five unlikely heroes. The first five books will each introduce a new hero. They are also interwoven. Events happening … [Read more...]
Time Taxi by Bruce Boyce
Bored suburban twins are taken on the adventure of their lives by a comic shape-shifting superhuman from the remote future who drives them down a wormhole to the beginning of life and then guides them through the wonderland of their own evolution. The series premier ends when the twins, hitching a ride in their remote cavemen ancestors, tame the first puppy - a fateful event that Boyce captures in the phrase “dog made man”. Features 21 full color illustrations Targeted Age Group:: … [Read more...]
A Class Apart by Stephen Henning @Henningopolis
Today could be the day when your life changes forever... Teenage twins James and Samantha Blake are caught up in a seemingly random terrorist bombing while on a school trip. Many of their friends are killed. When the twins wake up in hospital, their lives have changed forever. The doctors are amazed at the speed with which James and Sam recover from their injuries and, when the twins begin to exhibit extraordinary powers, it is obvious that something incredible has happened. As James … [Read more...]
The Golden Sword (The Camelot Inheritance ~ Book 1) by Rosie Morgan @WritingRosie
Meet Arthur Penhaligon on the day his life is changed – forever. All he wants to do is to go skateboarding with his friends, but when a sinister stranger (with a crow for a companion) appears and challenges him - his ideas are turned upside down. Arthur and his friends, Nick and Tamar, quickly find themselves drawn into a world full of magic and deep mystery, when all they want is to be normal. Will their friendship hold out in the face of the murderous Crow Man? And what is … [Read more...]
Interview with Dakota Douglas – Book Author
Author Bio: I'm an author from the North East of England. As a kid I read books under the bedclothes by torchlight. Now I dive under the bedclothes, torch in hand, to scribble down conversations between my book characters in case I forget them in the morning. I’ve written stories since I was about eight years old. I wrote them on a toy typewriter and my dad did the illustrations. When I wasn’t pounding on my typewriter, I was smashing a tennis ball against the brick end of a block of garages … [Read more...]
Life In The Gumball Machine by Maureen Bartone @BartoneMaureen
How can anyone get sucked up and into a gumball machine? Impossible? Not if you find a magic gumball machine! Life in the Gumball Machine is a chapter book for new readers (ages 7-12). It’s a story of great fun and adventure when three friends, Daisy, Patrick, and Michael, find an abandoned gumball machine – a big one, almost as tall as they are - hidden in an old shed. After simply touching it, they magically shrink in size, and a strong force of freezing wind sucks them up the swirling … [Read more...]
