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MIDDLE GRADE
Aster Wood
It was meant to be a boring summer in the dead fields of Wisconsin, but exploring Grandmother’s attic led to an adventure Aster Wood never could have imagined. With an ancient artifact and an innocent command, Aster is pulled through a portal to the collection of planets called the Maylin Fold, and his journey begins!
An exciting fantasy adventure for kids 9 and up!
Aster Wood and the Lost Maps of Almara
(Book 1)
Aster Wood and the Book of Leveling
(Book 2)
Aster Wood and the Blackburn Son
(Book 3)
Aster Wood and the Child of Elyso
(Book 4)
Aster Wood and the Wizard King
(Book 5)
Aster Wood
Books 1-5
YOUNG ADULT DYSTOPIAN
Lens
A desperate young woman. A sadistic caste system. Escape will be her only salvation.
Brooklyn, 2095. Seventeen-year-old Riley Taylor longs to escape the crushing poverty of the slums. Stuck with her best friend, Alex, in a totalitarian police state, their only hope of freedom is joining the military.
But when Riley gets ripped away from him in their first brutal combat, she’s shocked to discover why so many recruits come home in coffins.
Now, with her state-issued chip recording her every move, digging into the corrupt regime could prove deadlier than the battlefield…
Appropriate for ages 15+. No sex, minimal swearing, and violence.
The Designate
(Book 1)
The Volunteer
(Book 2)
The Terrorist
(Book 3)
The Champion
(Book 4)
The Guardian
(Book 5)
EARLY READERS
6th Grade Supernatural
If the kids at school knew Zander Casey’s secret, they would never go out in the dark again…
Great, spooky fun for kids 8 and up!
6th Grade Supernatural
Abigail’s Curse
(Book 1)
6th Grade Supernatural
Zombied
(Book 2)
6th Grade Supernatural
Flight of the Fairies
(Book 3)
6th Grade Supernatural
The Werewolf Upstairs
(Book 4)
6th Grade Supernatural
Box Set
YOUNG ADULT FANTASY
Coming Soon – Light Chaser
16-year-old Bree of the kingdom Eagleview is breaking out of the city that has sought to suppress her magical talent since the day she was born. Only those who train inside the castle walls as seers are permitted to perform magic, and the selfish leader, Zahn, has rejected her and countless others for his program of training.
She is an outcast, and as soon as she reaches her seventeenth birthday, she will be on the run.
A fast-paced magical adventure that will keep you turning the pages!
Appropriate for ages 12+
BACKGROUND
J. B. Cantwell calls the San Francisco Bay Area home. In her writing she explores coming of age in an imperfect world, the effects of greed and violence on all, and the miraculous power that hope can have over the human spirit.
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