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He holds an mfa from the university of virginia and was inspired to write novels for children after reading phi. Kate is told by her mother to look after michael and emma, but when they end up in a creepy mansion in cambridge falls with a book that allows them to travel through time, kates job. Firsttime novelist john stephens has created a vicarious adventure for children ages 915the first in a trilogyfilled with unexpected twists and marvelously distinct and. From the books of beginning series, volume 1 by john stephens. John stephens spent ten years in television, and was executive producer of gossip girls and a writer for gilmore girls and the o. The emerald atlas brims with humor and action as it charts kate, michael, and emmas. Unbeknownst to them, siblings kate, michael, and emma are the children of a prophecy and they each have a destiny to fulfill. This book focuses on michael and the second of the three books of beginning the kids interact with. Kate, michael, and emma have passed from one orphanage to another in the ten years since their parents disappeared to protect them, but now they learn that they have special powers, a prophesied quest to find a magical book, and a. All in all, i did like the emerald atlas, and would recommend it to people aged 812. Though sufficient closure was reached, there are still many questions left unanswered and i cant wait to read the rest of this series to find out more. Firsttime novelist john stephens has created a vicarious adventure for children ages 915the first in a trilogyfilled with unexpected twists and marvelously distinct and vivid characters. The emerald atlas is the first novel of the childrens fantasy trilogy the books of beginning by john stephens.
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