Synopsis
Unlike his classmates, ten-year-old Jules is dreading the upcoming summer. While they're off having fun, he's sure his time will be spent performing tedious chores in the family bean store, The Beanery. Already he's been tasked with sorting thousands of coffee beans just by their smell, an impossible task that could take weeks. But when he captures a pint-sized, trash-talking woodland troll under a gardening bucket, he is drawn into a mystical world hidden deep in the woods behind his home, a world full of unimaginable splendor--as well as immeasurable danger.
The Crystal Sea relates the conclusion of Jules's adventure, which began with the separately-published book titled The Map of Eternity.
About the Author
After growing up in New Jersey, Warren Firschein graduated from the University of Rochester in 1989 with a degree in political science, followed by a law degree from the University of Pittsburgh and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University. He is the author of two previous middle-grade novels, The Pirate of Janaconda Island (Chapter Two Press, 2017) and Out of Synch (Chapter Two Press, 2015), considered the all-time best-selling middle grade novel about the sport of synchronized swimming. In addition, he is the coauthor (with Laura Kepner) of A Brief History of Safety Harbor, Florida (History Press, 2013). More recently, he is the cofounder and managing editor of Odet, a Florida-based literary journal. When not writing, he is an attorney for the Federal Communications Commission. He lives in Florida with his wife, Dawn, and their two daughters, Sophie and Elena. Visit him at www.warrenfirschein.com.
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