The Jumper Chronicles: The Quest for Merlin's Map - Softcover

Peever, W. C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0984117555 ISBN 13: 9780984117550

Publisher: Savant Books & Publications LLC, 2010

Synopsis

Charlie is an awkward twelve-year old living a normal life till he is abducted and thrust into a world of ever-looming danger - where he and his three friends must unravel the mysteries of their new found abilities and a secret that was hidden by Merlin during the fall of Rome.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

"Hi, my name is Charlie Burrows.  I am twelve years old and am currently running for my life, I really don't even have time to talk to you, so I need to make it brief.  Eight months ago I discovered that I was a descendant of the ancient Druids of England.  Big deal right?  That's what I thought too until my best friend (also a descendant) Bailey stared to be able to hurl huge boulders in the air using her mind, and I was able to jump into alternative dimensions.  Ya...we have x-men like abilities that our parents never told us about!  Thanks so much mom.  You would think they could have at least been honest with us when we asked them to check for monsters under the bed. 'Yes dear, that is just an escaped troll from the fourth kingdom, animal control is on their way."  To be fair my father who disappeared when I was two is the one who should have told me, but like I said he disappeared.  So I was transported, well kidnapped really to this huge castle in Scotland where they train freaks like me to be part of the Order...which is too hard to explain right now, because I have the entire Vanari (Bad guys) army trying to find me before I can decode this ancient map that Merlin (my great great...really great grandfather, left behind.  So to cap it off, it has been a rough year of dealing with my new abilities, trying to pass algebra, finding a father I never remember meeting and trying to keep humanity alive.  Ok that splintering wood sound is the front door of the castle, I have to run.  If you want to learn more about me, than read this book, but you're probably better off not knowing, because I have not had a solid night sleep since I learned that monsters under the bed are actually real."

From the Back Cover:

Six thousand years ago the Norse Gods were forced to leave their creations on Earth to fight an epic civil war. They charged the Druids of Britton with the protection of the human race while they were away, imbuing them with all of their abilities.  The Gods never returned, and their abilities were passed down through the ages.  Twelve year old Charlie Burrows is one of the most powerful of these descendants; he just does not realize it.  That is, until today.  The fate of humanity and the life of the father he never knew lie in the balance as he and his new friend's struggle to discover the truth about the object the Merlin hid in both space and time.

About this edition

• Publisher: Savant Books & Publications LLC
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0984117555
• ISBN 13: 9780984117550
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 296
• Editor: Wolf M. Spencer
• Illustrator: Amancio Kelly