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Rachel is dreading middle school. She's heard the older kids are mean, and the schoolwork harder. She thinks an endless summer would solve her problems. Inspired by her stuffed animals, Rachel draws characters to make her dream come true: The Timeduck, a wizard who has power to control time, and Attack Pig, a bodyguard to protect her. Rachel has no idea she is drawing with a magic pen. Before she knows it, the drawings come to life!
As the Timeduck works his magic, Rachel's problems multiply. She finds herself contending with repeating days, pastry-eating hedgehogs, and cracks in time. The Timeduck is consumed with fulfilling his mission regardless of who it hurts. With the help of her best friend, dramatic theater kid Cooper, and her noble bodyguard Attack Pig, Rachel must outwit the Timeduck before irreparable harm is done to time itself!
About the author
Jason is an Army brat who grew up moving seven times to military bases from Germany to Fort Knox, Kentucky. At each new base, Jason would star all the kids in his classes as characters in his own stories and comic strips, creating bonds between kids from all over the country. Jason's Magic Pen Adventure book series have been accepted to numerous festivals, and his second book, Super Problems, was a Maxy Awards finalist. When he's not writing, Jason is into 1980s pop culture, follows the Cleveland Guardians, and has a goal to visit all the MLB baseball stadiums. Jason lives with his wife in Cleveland, Ohio. The Pure Shore Club is his fourth novel.
