MIDDLE GRADE BOOKS

  MIDDLE GRADE ADVENTURE

Evan, who’s 11, is a black-belt extraordinaire and science geek, his brother Josh-10 is a soccer nut with spooky-good instincts, and their best friend Mei‑Ling is a passionate wildlife warrior with the incredible ability to put up with the boys’ stupidity.  

Sucked up by a vortex in Evan’s bedroom and hurtled into the Realms, these stories follow their mad adventures, death-defying battles with evil foes, murderous Protectors, the deadly Realms, and friendships that turn bad, then good, then bad, then good, so that their worst enemies might be each other. 

(See the five books below)

 When Evan, Josh, and Mei-Ling find a disc on the beach, it generates a powerful vortex and hurtles them into a parallel universe known as The Realms.

They don’t have magic wands or superpowers. All they have is each other, and when Evan’s not infuriating Josh with scientific theories, Josh isn’t infuriating Evan with feelings, and Mei isn’t trying to slap sense into both of them, they make a pretty good team.      

And they must. 

Because the Realms are guarded by three deadly Protectors, whose only purpose is to destroy OtherWorlders.  While another group, the evil Vexans imprisoned behind a membrane, want to use the children to escape their hated prison.

Bruised and bloodied  they find the waiting vortex. But can they survive the murderous battles with the Protectors, attacks by the jungle itself, and perhaps scariest of all - each other?

 Josh's heel activates the vortex, and he, Evan, and Mei are flung into The Realms. This time, instead of a lush jungle, they must survive a harsh desert. As they battle the elements, vicious Protectors, and death, they uncover the magical power source, orichalcum, and another forbidden relic from the  Great Kiva of the Anasazi tribe. 

Can they survive the increasingly cunning attacks by the Protectors and bring home the orichalcum, which just might save the climate from tipping?  

 Again, the vortex dumps Evan, Josh, and Mei in the Realms, with an addition - the seemingly loyal David (Evan's best friend). 

Dropped onto a raft in the middle of an ocean, the kids discover a crown. 

As soon as David puts it on, the Vexans' ghostly whispers become loud voices in his head, suggesting, demanding, promising, and David doesn't know why he keeps this a secret from his friends. 

Sucked into Atlantis at the bottom of the ocean, the Protectors once again launch their attacks. This time,  they're successful, and it seems only  three kids will be coming home.  

  When the vortex appears, Evan, David, Mei, and Josh are divided about risking their lives by returning to The Realms to bring back some orichalcum. But the climate's getting hotter, and they have to take the chance. 

Dropped into the swamps of the Realms and despite their misgivings about The Vexans, all four kids form a bond with Stella, the fearless daughter of Lord Vex. 

As they battle the Delta, they are confused by both the absence of The Protectors and The Vexans' true intentions. 

Wearing the crown of The Vexans, David continues his secret communications with Lord Vex, and Josh becomes suspicious, setting up a series of conflicts between them that threaten their friendship. 

Traveling further along the delta, the kids discover the key to unlock the final relic, the obsidian dagger.

Not understanding the threat this means for the Realms, they take the dagger, and Lord Vex readies his soldiers.

Still at war, Josh and Mei verse David and Evan as they continue their quest for orichalcum. 

 The vortex generates on a bitter, rainy night, an omen for what is to come.  The kids, determined to get some orichalcum, step into the vortex and are plummeted into a barren world of snow.  

David’s loyalties are tested, and he betrays his friends. This plunges Evan,  Josh, and Mei into a desperate race for survival. 

The stakes have never been higher as the four are given the choice to save The Realms or save their own world. 

 Mrs Garson's Grade  10 class is given a project to save endangered animals. Two groups form, but neither wants Eve - the weirdo whose only friend is a monkey. 

Jack, feeling sorry for Eve, forms an uneasy alliance and meets  Marco, her bonobo. His mind is blown when Marco talks to him.

 While  Eve and Jack film Marco talking about God, the rest of the class create a contract where their generation commits to having no more than two children. 

The groups combine, and their Easter Island Club fan base goes insane. 

Of course, the haters come out, and the kids learn that saving their planet is going to cost the world.  

Burdened  with ADHD, Asperger’s Syndrome, and an IQ of 161, Max-12 is unbearably lonely after his little brother is lost in a terrorist attack. Then  Corey returns and drags Max towards a connection with people, something  Max has never had. But, that isn’t the only reason Corey’s back...