PEOPLE OF THE SUN
by Ben Gartner
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GENRE: Middle Grade, Action Adventure, Time Travel,
Historical Fiction
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BLURB:
The
explosive reveal about who John and Sarah really are and why they’re traveling
through time, with their most gut-wrenching challenge yet.
In
the time of the Aztec, a scoundrel named Cortés arrives and the kids are forced
to make an extremely difficult decision: If you could change history, should
you? For more twists, more danger, and more fun, read the third book in The Eye
of Ra series, People of the Sun!
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Excerpt:
JOHN
The ground
shook like the end of the world.
At least, that
was how it felt to John, who had never experienced an earthquake while growing
up in Colorado. And they’d only lived in Maryland for a month before taking
this trip to California to visit their aunt. On their second day in the steep
mountains of Santa Cruz, while hiking through an old-growth redwood forest that
reminded John of a fairy tale, he suddenly felt woozy. But he wasn’t sick. His
legs swayed like he was dancing the hula, as if the ground beneath his feet
were the roiling sea. Birds took to the sky. Their aunt’s dog, Nickel, barked
and snapped at the air, her ears tucked back and tail between her legs.
“Sarah?” John
looked over to his sister and held out a hand to steady himself.
She wore the
same expression of bewilderment for a moment, then realization dawned across
her face. “Is this an earthquake? Cool!”
Her voice rose
and fell with the waves just like her knees riding the shifting earth as if it
were a skateboard or a pair of skis. Dander like fireflies floated down from
the trees and sparkled in the sun’s rays.
“Earthquake,”
Aunt Lorraine confirmed. “Just a little one. Hold on, it’ll end in—”
The earth eased
to a halt.
“There ya go,
all done.” Aunt Lorraine heaved a breath. “For now.”
“For now?!”
John hunched over, ready to fall flat on the ground if it got any worse.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Ben
Gartner is the award-winning author of The Eye of Ra time travel adventure
series for middle graders. His books take readers for a thrilling ride, maybe
even teaching them something in the meantime. Ben can be found living and
writing near the mountains with his wife and two boys. https://BenGartner.com
WEBSITE
https://BenGartner.com
TWITTER
https://twitter.com/BGartnerWriting
FACEBOOK
https://www.facebook.com/BenGartnerAuthor
INSTAGRAM
https://www.instagram.com/BGartnerWriting
BUY
LINKS
Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/People-Sun-Eye-Ben-Gartner/dp/1734155280/
Local
bookstore: https://indiebound.org/search/book?keys=author%3AGartner%2CBen
Apple:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/people-of-the-sun/id1578394762
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/people-of-the-sun-ben-gartner/1139909512?ean=9781734155280
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/people-of-the-sun-2
Everywhere
else: https://books2read.com/people-of-the-sun-ben-gartner
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