As the end of summer draws closer, parents are seeking ways
to get their children excited about the school days to come. When it comes to
fitting the scholarly bill on a number of fronts, author Graham Clews’ literary
offering, Jessica Jones & the Gates
of Penseron is the perfect choice.
The novel follows the adventures of Jessica (a little person,
who is almost thirteen’). Having surprisingly
won a contest to “learn through travel,” Jessica finds herself and her family
on their way to the ancient city of York, England. The trip becomes the adventure
of a lifetime as she and her younger brother Jake discover that they have, in
fact, been lured into a dangerous journey through time.
Borne out of the spate of bedtime stories Clews used to tell
his grandchildren, The Gates of Penseron
expertly integrates his early experience of entertaining youngsters with an
expertise as an accomplished author of adult historical fiction. The result is
a novel that follows the tradition of Charlie
and the Chocolate Factory, joining an eclectic cast of characters---many of
them children---who have wandered into the strangle world of Penseron where everyday objects take on
magical-like significance, and where, as in his adult novels from the Eboracvm
series, historical events become relevant to modern readers.
The idea of making the real world fantastical was a
deliberate choice on Clews’ part, as he explains: “It’s often difficult to get
youngsters interested in history, but when you blend story-telling with
historic facts, rather than just using a text-book or lecture-style format, you
can engage them on a far different level. If young readers are able to identify
with characters from the past and visualize their interaction with historical
events, it becomes so much more exciting for them.”
Jessica Jones &
The Gates of Penseron is perfectly designed to hone the reading interests
of young teens while getting them excited about hitting their history classes
this fall. For more information, and to purchase, visit Graham Clews’ site at http://www.graham-clews.com
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