A cross between Harry Potter and Bridge to Terabithia, here comes The Mystical Years of Franklin Noah Peterson.
According to some of the greatest minds of our time, in order to realize your DREAMS and see the MAGIC around you, you must quiet your mind, be PRESENT, simply BELIEVE, and be ACCEPTING of others. For some kids, like Franklin Noah Peterson, this comes naturally. Frank, as he’s known by family and friends, lives in an old sea captain’s house with his parents, little sister Izzy, and Allie, their beloved chocolate lab. Frank is an imaginative kid who doesn’t particularly enjoy school but loves being outdoors, especially with his three best friends, Jared, Tyler, and Charlie. This coming-of-age series follows Frank from age twelve all the way through his freshman year of college. Each year, on Halloween, Frank is given the extraordinary ability to travel back in time for the day. On each adventure, he makes a meaningful friendship that allows him to grow into a very thoughtful young man. Along the way, MYSTICAL things occur that make him wonder if there is something larger at play that he cannot quite grasp at this time. The message conveyed in this series is universal and is enjoyed by all ages. Hopefully, readers will find their lives become more MAGICAL because of it!
Book One: The Early Years
Follow Frank through seventh to eighth grade, as he discovers a mystical staircase that allows him to travel back in time. Is he going mad, as he seriously wonders, or is there truly something magical at hand?
Book Two: The Middle Years
Follow Frank through his first two years of high school and find out what his travels reveal about the adults around him, and what they don’t…
Book Three: The Later Years
Follow Frank through his last two years of high school to his first year of college. See how the magic from his travels start to merge into his everyday existence, thus, helping him through some very serious life struggles.
Note: This original version of The Mystical Years of Franklin Noah Peterson is published in Noah Text®, a proprietary evidenced-based method of presenting text. Noah Text® highlights critical word patterns to help struggling readers, striving readers, those with dyslexia, and English language-learners read with increased fluency, accuracy, stamina, and confidence, while building reading skill.
Publisher: Noah Text, LLC
Paperback
Length: 133 pages
Trim size: 5.0 x 8.0 inches
Written for ages 9 to adult.
Reading level: grade 5-6
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