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2021 Maxy Award Finalist - Middle Grade/Young Adult
Before Monster Problems, there is Super Problems, the story of how Blue Hood first learned of the magic pen.
Scott draws the comic book adventures of himself, Blue Hood, and their friends as the Alpaca Defense Squad fighting their archenemy the evil Stinky Sock. No one knows Scott's using a magic pen and everything he draws becomes real. The middle schoolers and an alpaca named Bruce are thrown into a real-life superhero adventure! At first, they think it's great. They're living their superhero fantasy! What more could superhero fans want? But saving the day is not as easy as it looks!
The Stinky Sock is a clever nemesis, and Bruce the alpaca is obnoxious and demanding. The Alpaca Defense Squad must unite as a team, master their powers, put up with Bruce, and solve their super problem... before the Stinky Sock rules the world!
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.
