Before Mary passes away she gives Karl her most precious treasure, her diary. The diary is full of fascinating secrets including the location of a magic book filled with powerful spells. Another secret in particular details how Mr. Hall is controlling the United States by force with her spells! The future darkens, fills with war, fear and hate. Mary fights to steal Hall’s copy of the magic book and restore peace to the future. She fails. Now it’s Karl’s turn. Can he continue Mary’s work and recover the magic book from Mr. Hall? Or will the future continue to be dark and war-torn? Answers are buried in the diary, waiting to be found, but the fight will be harder than Karl ever imagined.
Anderson Atlas is an author and illustrator that lives in the hot Sonoran Desert among scaled survivors, steely eye hawks, and majestic saguaros and is inspired by crowded malls, streams hidden by massive boulders, dense forests, and distant mountain ranges.
He went to school for graphic design but found putting exciting and lengthy stories to his illustrations fit like bananas and ice cream. He’s written children’s books, YA and middle-grade novels, and a conspiracy-filled apocalypse novel. He also runs a successful freelance career involving painting for other children’s book writers and novelists.
Atlas is actively involved in book groups, writing groups, hiking, and sailing in Southern Arizona lakes. In his free time, he reads, watches movies, and spends a lot of time with family and friends.