Books with author Adam Osterweil

Brian is convinced that his cheerful, joking father is still angry at him for accidentally destroying his valuable Superman #1 comic book from 1939. Like his father, Brian collects comics. So he's not surprised when Mr. Somerset, the owner of the town's general store, gives him one. But he is surprised to find that the comic book is full of blank panels and that a metal ring falls out when he opens it. Brian's best friend, Paul, finds a dial on the ring. He sets it to 75 million B.C., presses a button labeled "Timequest," and the boys suddenly find themselves in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean battling a prehistoric beast! They decide to use the ring to travel back to 1939 to get another Superman #1 for Brian's father. But when a string of misadventures threatens to alter their life back at home forever, Brian realizes that the comic doesn't matter as much as getting back to his mom and dad.

Like most middle school kids, Joe and Katie are obsessed with their favorite fantasy card game, The Amulet of Komondor. When they find the computer game version at a mysterious shop, they jump at the chance to play it. However, it turns out to be more than your average video game. Joe and Katie become characters in the game and journey through the world of Komondor on a quest to find the five pieces of the Dragonsteel Amulet before three evil emperors use them to conquer Komondor and Earth.

Cyrus must run for his life, but can he run from love?When dying alone on the hot sands of the Mohave Desert, Cyrus has no regrets. He loves a challenge. Being tasked with running from San Francisco to Boston in fifteen days, while the United States government and a host of bounty hunters hunt for him, sounds like fun. Being at death's door only a day into his trip doesn't faze him either. It's when he's joined by fellow runner Eve, bringing new emotions to the surface, his confidence cracks.

Escaping from prison was the easy part.With the girl he loves in prison, his brother kidnapped by a mysterious leader of the Agora, and a host of SP and rebellion leaders on the hunt for him, Cyrus knows he needs all the help he can get, no matter how uncomfortable he is with it. His new running partner, Bruno, is an escapee from the same prison Cyrus just escaped from and appears to have his own motives in mind. Cyrus has a lot of questions and a lot to do, and there are only six days left until the nation burns. The Agora Files – Part II takes the exciting Agora Files series even deeper into the world of The Agora and brings up one very necessary question for Cyrus as he is tasked with saving the nation: Who can be trusted?

In the land of Talus Scree, magical rocks yield powers to those who use them. Hover rocks allow kids to hover on air as if they were on a skateboard, freeze rocks stop time temporarily, and flavor rocks will cook up a great meal. Good struggles against evil for control of Talus Scree. Kiffin, a blue-haired twelve-year-old, grows up on Misty Island in privilege. While the adults, including his parents, slave away in Prince Mischief's mines and the children go to mining school, Kiffin is free to wander the island and do what he wants. He even has a rare, magical creature that can shape-shift into any animal. When Kiffin finds the key to the Lost Treasure of Talus Scree, he and his friends embark on an adventure to find the treasure and save their world.

When a stolen relic sends them back in time, con artists Chelle and Griff try to return in the same way they arrived: scamming, scheming, and swindling.But following the rules of the Scammer's Bible might not be enough for these two unlikely heroes as they find themselves in the midst of a battle for not only a medieval town's freedom, but also the integrity of all of history.Griff and Chelle must use all their wits to find out the secrets of the mysterious Wizard and the history of the puzzling Reprobian Sphere that brought them to the past or risk death at the hands of all who support The Wizard's evil plans.