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    Kingdom of the Silver Cat

    By Tom Carroll

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    A routine morning ride on a school bus plunges fifteen children into a mysterious world in this sparkling debut fantasy for middle grade and young adult readers.

    On a seemingly normal day, an old school bus known as the “yellow beast” passes through a blue light in the road and is transported to an empty field in a strange land. When the bus gets stuck in mud and cellphones don’t work, the driver, Ben, heads off to look for help.

    Adjusting to their curious environment, the children begin to experience strange powers: Gabrielle can fly on her skateboard, Annie can freeze time, Emma can warp light, and Ted can make music by waving his hands around.

    When Ben fails to return, the kids begin to explore the land, taking trails that appear and disappear, and encountering strange creatures, such as playful clouds, thundering fireballs, talking fish, and bouncing bears. But soon terrifying winged beasts begin hunting them, and the children must flee for their lives.

    They become separated, some finding a land of colorful warrior fairies, while others meet an old hermit who has his own strange power. The children learn their powers are called “gifts”, but with each gift comes a weakness. And, the winged beasts have been sent by an evil ruler, Sidtarr, who seeks to capture the children and use their gifts for himself.

    Some of the children head south to the kingdom of a renowned silver cat who may protect them, while others head north toward Sidtar’s realm. Along the way, the kids face inner conflicts from the weaknesses that accompany their gifts and personal hardships they have endured. They find help in unexpected places and undergo trials and dangers as they journey through this mysterious land.

    Kingdom of the Silver Cat is a story of friendship, adversity, self-discovery, and trust in a magical world. It is the first book in a planned series called The Sapphire Fruit Chronicles.

    Kirkus Reviews calls Kingdom of the Silver Cat, “A fun, engrossing yarn about empowered kids who impressively step up when grown-ups can’t help.”

    And, IndieReader says the book is a “clever and engaging fantasy with a lively cast of characters and an imaginatively-drawn world” containing “enough novelty and beauty to delight, and enough danger (both apparent and promised) to keep the suspense going until the end.” (4.5 stars)

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTom Carroll
    Release dateNov 26, 2019
    ISBN9780463500279
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    Kingdom of the Silver Cat
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    Tom Carroll

    Thomas (Tom) Carroll grew up in Northern California, where he fell in love with fantasy adventure stories. As a child, he read all types of fantasy yarns from folk tales to epic adventures. One day in the fourth grade, while riding to school he had the idea for a story about a bus full of children transported to a strange land. He wrote early chapters of the book over the next couple of years but eventually became interested in other things and put it aside.As an adult, with children of his own, Tom returned to the story. He wrote several chapters and read them to his children. They responded enthusiastically, so he continued to work on the book and completed it in 2019.

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