The Orb of the Oracle:
An Other-World Fantasy
Everything Gabe knows about orbs might sneak him through a 10-minute presentation
at the front of the class, padded out with pictures and movie clips
and supplying only 12% original content.
What’s more, all of his knowledge he got from people whose job is making up stories.
So when Gabe and his best friend Daniel, at the start of summer vacation,
find a real-life orb, no strings attached
—with a miniature planet in the starry sphere—
they couldn't dream a world of magic lay close behind.
It’s one thing to read of adventures. It’s quite another to be blasted into one in which
the road home isn't paved with a guarantee, and survival depends on
how quickly they can emulate the heroes of their books.
Dangers untold will twist the fate of these two teenage boys.
On this planet, knights and dragons only scratch the surface of what fantasies await.
Tipsy Coconut and The Witch Doctor's Daughter
Another peaceful day in Coconut Cove. Tipsy basks in the sunshine with a piña colada.
Getting a sign from above (this day will be different), he cracks his shell on a rock
and the blue skies over Sugar Island fade to black before his eyes.
Tipsy is twice lucky. First, he narrowly escaped death.
And, soon after waking up, he is floored by the sight of a tall fruit—
half peach, half pineapple. All woman.
Her name is Juices, the witch doctor’s daughter.
Smitten, he’s betrayed by his foolish heart to go with her and her pet kiwi, Jim Jim,
on a quest to rescue her mother from notorious King Strawberry.
Dark clouds brood. Tipsy, ignoring the rainy forecast,
treks off on a quick food run in the jungle with a mysterious, new friend,
and leaves Juices steaming with anger in a cave.
Big mistake.