Heaven Crack'd |
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Author:
| Climer, Steven |
ISBN: | 978-1-4929-5135-3 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $12.99 |
Book Description:
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Heaven Crack'd is a Middle GradeYA dark adventure fantasy novel based east-Asian myth, Buddhism, and the Wheel of Life. It has a strong anime/manga/steampunk feelMark is a troubled but talented high school quarterback. After being thrown out of school once again, he's shipped off to a remote private school called St. Francis.However, dark happenings are haunting St. Francis. Mark is caught picking a safe in one of the director's offices to get his confiscated cigarettes, and his skills...
More DescriptionHeaven Crack'd is a Middle GradeYA dark adventure fantasy novel based east-Asian myth, Buddhism, and the Wheel of Life. It has a strong anime/manga/steampunk feelMark is a troubled but talented high school quarterback. After being thrown out of school once again, he's shipped off to a remote private school called St. Francis.However, dark happenings are haunting St. Francis. Mark is caught picking a safe in one of the director's offices to get his confiscated cigarettes, and his skills bring more attention than he cared for. He is taken away and locked in a secret area called the Puzzle Room, where he and a few other boys put their talents to use on solving cryptic puzzles. Here he meets a young autistic boy called Scratch and they become friends.Soon, Mark picks the lock of a forbidden room and must answer two riddles to save his life as a shape shifter in the form of a leopard hunts him.Ultimately, Mark discovers that he is Kyudo -- a legendary breed of warrior needed to fend off the forces of hell and hungry ghosts to protect heaven itself from falling.