Books with author Grant Maxwell

“Ethan had a strange sense that there was something important in that cave, something that tickled the back of his mind like a forgotten dream.”Ethan Whitehead knows he’s supposed to be nervous on his first day of eighth grade, but he’s mostly excited to be reunited with his best friend, Nick. Nick’s dad is the billionaire inventor of the world’s top Virtual Reality system, and he’s created a new technology that makes you feel like you’re really in the virtual world. The boys meet two girls in philosophy class, and they become the first kids to try the SPECS. They’re amazing! But then Ethan starts seeing a mysterious glowing blue cave, and he feels a strong urge to go inside. Beyond the cave lies an adventure they never could have imagined!Perfect for fans of Harry Potter and Percy Jackson!

Who knows what secrets lurk in The Shadow's mysterious past? The Dark Avenger's enigmatic origins are revealed in the first-ever reprint of one of the rarest Shadow pulp magazines. In "The Shadow Unmasks", the real Lamont Cranston's whereabouts become front-page news, and the Dark Avenger is forced to resurrect his long-buried true identity of Kent Allard, missing aviator and former spy. Then, while investigating a Miami crime ring, Kent Allard is framed by "The Yellow Band" and must revert to his Lamont Cranston alter ego in order to clear his name. This special edition showcases George Rozen's spectacular pulp covers and all the original interior art by Edd Cartier and Tom Lovell. As a bonus, Walter Gibson and Will Murray reveal behind-the-scenes revelations about The Shadow's origins, while Anthony Tollin examines the bizarre saga of Colonel P. H. Fawcett, the legendary explorer whose real-life exploits inspired Kent Allard's creation.

“Ethan had a strange sense that there was something important in that cave, something that tickled the back of his mind like a forgotten dream.” Ethan Whitehead knows he’s supposed to be nervous on his first day of eighth grade, but he’s mostly excited to be reunited with his best friend, Nick. Nick’s dad is the billionaire inventor of the world’s top Virtual Reality system, and he’s created a new technology that makes you feel like you’re really in the virtual world. The boys meet two girls in philosophy class, and they become the first kids to try the SPECS. They’re amazing! But then Ethan starts seeing a mysterious glowing blue cave, and he feels a strong urge to go inside. Beyond the cave lies an adventure they never could have imagined! Perfect for fans of Harry Potter and Percy Jackson!

This heart-wrenching tale is set in the fictional steampunk town of New Babbage: a world without electricity.An elderly clockmaker and seller, Mr. McKenzie, constructs a mechanical shop assistant to help in his store, using the remains of a child’s stuffed toy bear and some miscellaneous clock components. He gives his creation the name of “River Falcon” after randomly scanning the pages of a yellowed dusty atlas and he takes the clockwork bear to work in his store. One noticeable feature of this amazing invention is the addition of a mechanical reading eye, which allows River Falcon to read the labels of the clocks and timepieces for potential customers.The invention proves its worth in the store, by attracting a great deal of attention from customers and passers-by alike. However, a thief also spies River Falcon and decides to steal him as an attraction for a travelling circus.It is then that his reading ability allows him to achieve his true potential and to discover how the power of the written word can change his life for the better: how he can discover the true meaning of both friendship and love.

Meet Edward Croydon (known by his friends as “Fingers” due to his pick pocketing skills.)As an infant, Fingers was abandoned by his parents in the town cemetery one winter’s day. He was left alone, to fend for himself on the streets of New Babbage.Rescued by a strange guardian angel and taken to the sanctuary of an attic, he soon settled down to an impoverished life on the streets, shining shoes for rich gentlemen during the day and picking their pockets whenever he could. Fate bought him into contact with one strange man, wearing a beautiful pocket watch. When Fingers deceitfully gained possession of the watch, his life was to change in the most unexpected way. The theft of the watch bought him all sorts of new and confusing dilemmas and led him through the streets of New Babbage, in a futile attempt to make sense of his tragic past.(*) Who was the stranger who became Finger’s guardian angel?(*) What effect would the pocket watch have on Finger’s life?(*) Will Fingers ever find closure with his grim upbringing?This new steampunk story by Maxwell Grantly has been composed in a lively comic format and has many beautiful illustrations that will enchant and captivate you.

Edward had a particularly hard upbringing. Despite being a young child, he had to work long hours in Mr. Grime’s dreadful cotton mill. It was a very hard life and, so very often, tragic accidents would occur within the exposed machinery. The other mill workers would tell tales of how the Shadow would frequently visit the factory, to take away the poor souls of the many fatalities that met their fate there. How Edward wished that he might never ever meet the Shadow.Sadly, Edward’s wish never came true. In this story, he was to meet the Shadow a total of three times.This is the tragic tale of how Edward met the Shadow so many times and how he came to be the first ever child to receive a clockwork heart.(Author’s note: This is a beautifully illustrated story for both older children and adults alike. However, due to the triple appearance of death in this story, in the form of the Shadow, it is recommended that this story is not suitable for young children. Although the Shadow has been portrayed sensitively, as always, adults are recommended to use their discretion in the choice of this eBook for their children.)

Do you believe in the tooth fairy? Not many children do. Even the thirty-two young boys and girls at the New Babbage orphanage knew that Mr. Bagshaw, the resident housemaster, really took their old teeth and left a silver sixpence under their pillows. Even still, a whole sixpence is such a lot of money: you can buy so many sweets with just the one coin.When Albert’s wiggly tooth fell out, he wondered what happened to it when he left it under his pillow. To his surprise, he discovered that Mr. Bagshaw was selling the children’s teeth to a local dentist, in order to build dentures for the elderly people in town.Discover the crazy antics of what happened in church the following Sunday morning, when Albert discovered the identity of the new owner of the children’s missing teeth.Like all stories from Maxwell Grantly, nothing ever goes to plan!

Teddy was Edward’s favourite playmate.Being a stuffed toy, Teddy found it difficult to change his clothes. Therefore, when Teddy wanted to dress up, he simply swapped his hat. Teddy had such a large number of hats: hats for watching Edward go fishing, hats for exploring in the garden, hats for playing with Edward’s building blocks and many more hats too! However, when Teddy decided he wanted to tell Edward how much he loved him, he wondered which hat he should wear.Teddy looked in the toy cupboard and found his thinking hat. He sat in the playroom and pondered upon this important question: which hat was best for telling Edward how much he was loved? Finally, Teddy had a simple and remarkable plan.Find out which hat Teddy wore, when he told Edward how much he loved him. Of course, with any story by Maxwell Grantly, things never go according to plan.

Jack lives and works on EM-05, a steampunk space station found on a major trade route between Earth and Mars. He spends his days tarring the insides of frigates and galleons, as they stop for repairs and supplies, on their way to the distant planets of the Solar System. There are very few other children that work on EM-05 and so it can get very lonely for Jack. However, he does have one close friend, an abandoned cat named Jet, and the two of them are inseparable.Jack and Jet find that their lives are thrown into turmoil when a gang of space pirates steals a valuable galleon. The two friends are flung into an incredible adventure and Jack is forced to devise a cunning plan to return them both to their intergalactic home.Jack and the Space Pirates is a beautifully produced children’s storybook, with lovely enchanting illustrations on every page.