ManaReads :: Advanced Middle Reader
Ready for more of a challenge? Mostly picture-free and longer, these titles take older-elementary and middle school kids on fantastic adventures!
The Son of Neptune: Heroes of Olympus #2
In The Lost Hero, three demigods named Jason, Piper, and Leo made their first visit to Camp Half-Blood, where they inherited a blood-chilling quest: Seven half-bloods shall answer the call,To storm or fire the world must fall.An oath to keep with a final breath,And foes bear arms to the Doors of Death. Who are the other four mentioned in the prophesy? The answer may lie in another camp miles away, where a new camper has shown up and appears to be the son of Neptune, god of the sea. . . Wit… read more »
Tito's Inferno: Descent Into TitanMart
An original from blue manatee press, in the spirit of Roald Dahl, Lewis Carroll, and Trenton Lee Stewart, with not a little Dante blended in. Eleven-year-old Tito Skaggs thinks he's on just another lame summer car trip to Nature World. A detour to polluted Sanguine Lake proves him wrong, as his parents are swept away by its newest tenant, MegaMega TitanMart. Guided by a mysterious red-haired girl and a polite yet hulking figment concocted in a hotel bathroom, he must rescue them, bra… read more »
Wildfire Run
This new adventure involves the son of the President, and his attempt to experience nature and normalcy with two of his friends at Camp David. What they end up experiencing is danger and disaster, as a wildfire envelops the park surrounding the President's vacation home. When all of the adults have either left or are injured, the trio must rely on their wits, each other, and a robot to escape. Autographed copies of this novel are available.… read more »
Wolf Storm
Dee Garretson's book Wolf Storm, is the story of three child actors on location in the mountains. When a blizzard strikes, isolating the kids and crew, the drama becomes all too real and their only role is to figure out how to survive. Find out what inspired this story and learn more about the author as we welcome her back to blue manatee! This book, and her previous novel, Wildfire Run, are available now at blue manatee!… read more »
