Welcome to Everybody Reads YA Sunday!
Ten-year old Andy Thompson disobeys his mother and sneaks into the basement of an old abandoned house that’s due for demolition. He stumbles upon a mysterious box under an old cabinet. And his troubles begin when he looks inside.
The Crew brothers, twelve-year old Jason, and ten-year old Danny, also find their way to the basement. New to town, Jason has established himself as the school bully. A struggle ensues between Andy and Jason, and the bully ends up as a toad.
Somehow, the boys must reverse the magical spell. And that means hiking up the dreaded Devil’s Mountain to find the only person that can help them. Hike up Devil’s Mountain is fast paced, lots of action and has some scary, hair-raising turns on the way! There is a surprise at the end, you just don’t see coming. The lives of all three boys seem destined to change forever, if they survive…
Today I’m sharing a glimpse from my YA fantasy - Hike Up Devil's Mountain.
“Jason, stop it!” Danny shouted. “You’re acting like a big dumb toad!”
“Yeah…you’re … acting… like…a…toad!” Andy gasped between
each word.
The stick exploded into a flash of light and then the
fight was over. Andy jumped up, trying
to fill his lungs with air. What
happened? Danny came running over to
where Andy stood. “Where’s Jason?” Andy couldn’t answer because he couldn’t
catch his breath. Danny yelled, “Jason,
where are you? Quit messing around!”
His chest still heaving, Andy stammered, “I don’t
know. I . . . don’t know what just
happened.”
They both looked to the floor. Under one of the boxes was what looked like a
pair of pants. “Jason!” Danny hurried to
lift the box. No Jason — just his
pants. Lying close by were his nice Nike
shoes, socks and a short distance away was his shirt. “What did you do?” he yelled at Andy.
Penny Estelle is a best selling writer for all ages, from the
early reader to adults. Her books range
from pictures books for the little ones, to fantasy and time-travel adventures
for ages 9 to 13. She also, under P. A. Estelle, has written adult stories
including a family drama and contemporary, paranormal and historical westerns
romances.
Penny was a school secretary for 21 years. She and her husband moved to their retirement
home in Kingman, AZ, on very rural 54 acres, living on solar and wind
only.
Penny and her books can be found in the following links:
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