Jaspa S Journey

Winner: Independent Press Awards (2021) – Juvenile Fiction Category Gold Winner: Elite Choice Awards (2020) – Children's Book (8-12) Category Honorable Mention: Purple Dragonfly Awards (2021) – Middle Grade Fiction Finalist: Book Excellence Awards (2021) – Pre-Teen Fiction Category Readers' Favorite Five Star Review In the latest award-winning adventure of the Jaspa’s Journey series for strong middle grade readers, Jaspa and his friends find themselves battling the Alaskan wilderness. When one of their number comes down with a Ses variant of Spanish Flu, the last pandemic to require worldwide lockdowns, they must brave the northern wilds, searching for a ghost town that may be home to an elusive Hermit who might hold the key to a cure.

Finalist - Book Excellence Awards (2018) – Pre-Teen Fiction Category The third instalment of the award-winning Jaspa’s Journey series for strong middle grade readers. Having conquered most of Europe, in 1815 the Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and the might of France suffered their final, crushing defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, one of the most famous and brutal battles in history. So when Ben and Sam visit the legendary battlefield, Jaspa and his friends can’t resist tagging along. But when Ben is tricked into a loaded dare by his bullying nemesis, Gobber, all bets are off. To win, Ben must find something called a geocache – part of a worldwide scavenger hunt based on GPS technology – hidden somewhere on the famous battlefield. After nearly getting trampled during an all-too-real re-enactment of the combat, Jaspa and the others set out to scour the battlefield for the cache. They’ve hardly begun when their task is unexpectedly complicated by a sudden onslaught of unprovoked attacks by a fierce Ses stranger. Will the friends succeed in turning the tables on Gobber’s sly plan, by finding the geocache in time? Will they discover the reason for the hostility of the mysterious stranger? Or will Waterloo again be a place of defeat, as it was for Napoleon two centuries ago?

Finalist - 11th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards (2017) – Pre-Teen Fiction Category Readers' Favorite Five Star Review The second adventure of the award-winning Jaspa’s Journey series for strong middle grade readers. Jaspa and his friends embark on a whirlwind tour of London while attempting to solve the riddles of ‘the Path’, a quest that will enable their new friend, Ernest, to fulfil his dream of becoming a member of the secret Ses society known as ‘the Pride’. Their route speeds them from famous landmarks to parts of the city most tourists never see. Yet something feels wrong. It’s almost as if the Path is designed to be absolutely impossible. As the clock ticks down, Jaspa, Ernest and the others rush towards their final goal... And the surprising discoveries that await them at the Path’s ultimate destination.

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