Stanley And His Sword

Twelve-year-old Stanley Brambles is an average kid. He lives in the boring, small town of East Stodgerton, has a regular family-a mom, a dad, and a dog-and his life is one long routine. But all that changes one day when he meets his great uncle, Jackson Warrington Lee. Rumour has it that Uncle Jack was once the most feared pirate to ever sail the seven seas-and now Stanley wants to uncover his secrets. A humdrum visit to Uncle Jack's seaside mansion quickly turns into the adventure of a lifetime as Stanley and his friends, Alabaster Lancaster and Prunella "Nell" Hawthorne, are whisked off to a strange and wonderful world, where vicious prehistoric fish dominate the aquatic food chain and pirates still plough the waves. But there's more than piracy afoot. A sinister power is at work in this world, and Stanley is more than a little surprised to learn that he has somehow drawn its attention. A rollicking story full of adventure and danger, good versus evil, and the strength and importance of friendship, Stanley Brambles and the Pirate's Treasure brilliantly shows that even seemingly ordinary people are capable of extraordinary things.

Thirteen-year-old Stanley Brambles has returned to his normal, boring life in the sleepy town of East Stodgerton. School will be starting again soon, and his incredible adventure on the high seas of Terra already feels like a distant memory. Stanley has all the problems of a normal kid his age—homework, bullies, vindictive teachers, unrequited crushes—but he is also troubled by dreams: horrible nightmares, and visions of a mysterious giant blue crystal floating high above a distant jungle... The crystal is very important—of this, Stanley is certain, but what is it, really? Where is it? How is he supposed to find it? As fate would have it, Stanley and his friends are once again suddenly and unexpectedly uprooted from their normal, boring lives, and cast back into the wilds of Terra. This time, their adventures will take them into the dark and dangerous jungles of Verduria, the Green Continent, in search of the Lost City of Quetzal’Khan, the rumoured home of a certain giant floating crystal, and of an evil power that is slowly corrupting the jungle.