The Queen's Sceptre

by Robbie Scott

At nine years old, Joey is way too old for make-believe. Alas, make-believe is all his out-of-work, odd-ball father can offer. But when Joey grumpily agrees to go on one final, pretend "adventure", he stumbles upon a mysterious artifact that pits him against an unscrupulous foe.Join Joey, who is in the fourth grade after all and still struggles with reading, his wanna-be street magician father, Ethan-il-Fabuloso, and best friend/kickball phenom Gloria, as these unlikeliest of heroes ride the high-voltage rails of imagination – and public transit – to take on the ambitious Professor, in a lightning-fueled battle of the wits for control of the mysterious “energy of the heavens”.

289 pages, Paperback

First published August 10, 2013

About the author

Robbie Scott is a native of South Carolina, and grew up sailing, shrimping, and working on farms. He studied marine biology at the College of Charleston, and moved west where he has lived ever since, working many jobs, including map maker, stable hand, and engineer. The Mystery of Rascal Pratt is the first of a series of adventures he invented to entertain his own children, and it is also his first published work. He resides in San Francisco with his family.