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The Taker and the Keeper
by Wim Coleman and Pat Perrin
Middle-schoolers Gregory Guest and Yolanda Torres have no intention of becoming heroes. But as the only kids in Bainsboro who see that the world has gone horribly wrong, what choice do they have? Aided by their eccentric science teacher and Gregory’s trusty red monocle, Gregory and Yolanda travel into the King Arthur legend to save today’s “real” world from a legendary threat. As they ally themselves with the magician Merlin and his young apprentice to thwart the sorceress Morgan le Fay’s machinations, these reluctant heroes must set whole worlds right again. The first book in the Red Monocle series by Wim Coleman and Pat Perrin, The Taker and the Keeper will keep young readers up at night as they get swept away in this tightly-plotted, hair-raising adventure.
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Payshapes and the Bear/Péxeps y el Oso
by Lucina Kathmann
Somewhere in Latin America, a man named Payshapes (Péxeps in Spanish) lives in the deep forest. He and his best friend Bear (who is a bear) have many lighthearted adventures with a recurring cast of characters including a few dragons. Written for children, Payshapes and the Bear is a story that appeals to all ages. Unique illustrations by Fabián Nanni.
Lucina Kathmann is a novelist, short story writer, journalist, and essayist in Spanish and English. She is an International Vice President of International PEN. Péxeps y el Oso was originally published in Argentina by Editorial Biblioteca de Textos Universitarios. ChironBooks is proud to publish the first U.S. edition.
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Upcoming from ChironBooks:
More exciting adventures in the Red Monocle series
What do we lose when a great story goes missing? How do myths and legends affect us day to day? Twelve-year-old Gregory Guest is about to find out! For he owns a marvelous red monocle that allows him to pass through a mysterious tunnel to a place where stories from cultures everywhere come alive. Readers are invited to join Gregory and his friends on thrilling adventures in the new Red Monocle series from authors Wim Coleman and Pat Perrin. The Taker and The Keeper and The Death of the Good Wizard feature King Arthur and his knights; The Invisible Foe introduces the African trickster Anansi, who first unleashed stories into the world. In further Red Monocle books, young readers will delight in experiencing more great myths and legends.
A Forest of Mathematics
A novel and math book at once by Lucina Kathmann. The animal characters in a forest present negative numbers, Cartesian coordinates, exponents, fractions, decimals, and percents through "real-life" (of the forest) situations, worksheets included, and a wayward young dragon who is redeemed through math. Tweens, teens and imaginative adults. Bilingual, text in English and Spanish. The U.S. edition will be available in late 2009.
The Wand Bearer Trilogy
Written for teens and older by Wim Coleman and Pat Perrin. When a ragtag circus shows up in the town of Buchanan, Kansas, fourteen-year-old Randy Carmichael begins a quest beyond mortal imagination. Voices summon him, a godlike figure appears in his dreams, and supernatural adversaries lay in wait for him as he learns about his identity and destiny. When gods grow old to the brink of death, Randy plays a role in their wondrous rebirth. And when he falls in love with an immortal goddess, he must journey into a realm dreaded by mortals everywhere. By the end of Randy’s quest, our very world will never be the same. Juggler in the Wind, the first book of The Wand Bearer Trilogy, will appear in February 2010, to be followed by Star Road and Otherworld.
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