Secrets of Hominea (Paperback or Softback)

WINNER -- Independent Press Award, Distinguished Favorite

A magical, educational novel that teaches science and history! Ideal for homeschooling, distance learning, and the classroom!

Alison Pulido gets more than she bargained for when she cuts middle school. She follows a strange little man into another world. It’s a beautiful land where evolution breeds mythic people and animals. It’s a realm of satyr dukes and gnome rebels, giant priestesses and dwarf spies, noble unicorns and monster rats, along with cataclysmic floods, stone age battles, and imperial intrigues – all shaped by forces of history and science. Alison learns tales of all these wonders from her little man and his scholar companion. But Hominea is no safe place for a young Homo sapiens. Soon, Alison finds herself caught up in the other world’s struggle: in the battle between truth and ignorance.

SECRETS OF HOMINEA educates and entertains middle school readers, along with 4th and 5th -graders. Teachers and parents will love the educational resources, including questions for discussion and reading guides. Come follow Alison through the portal and into this magical other world …

David Tollen writes young adult fantasy novels that teach history and science -- as well as works of nonfiction about technology law. David's first novel, THE JERICHO RIVER, won first place at both the London Book Festival and the Next Generation Indie Book Awards. It also won a bronze medal in the Readers' Favorite Book Reviews and Awards Contest, among other honors. THE JERICHO RIVER is a novel that uses fantasy to teach the history of Western Civilization. It's published by Winifred Press. (The book's first edition was released under the author pen-name "David Carthage." The current/second edition uses the author's actual name.) David's second novel -- not yet published -- is SECRETS OF HOMINEA, a middle grade fantasy that teaches history and science. David earned law degrees from Harvard Law School and Cambridge University in England, as well as a B.A. in history from U.C. Berkeley.