Books with author Jason Chan

During an ordinary visit to the library, a girl pulls a not-so-ordinary book from the shelves. As she turns the pages in this book about coral reefs, the city around her slips away and she finds herself surrounded by the coral cities of the sea and the mysterious plants and animals that live, hunt, and hide there.Chin's approach makes this book a must-have common core tool for teachers and librarians introducing scientific principals to young students.

Max has never felt like he belonged at school or in his family. But one day, he is whisked away to a supernatural world where he discovers the very features that make him unique help him survive and even to claim his birthright as the Emperor of Occultoria, the government of the Supernatural World. With his wits, some magical abilities and some friends to assist him, Max must reunite all the rebellious parts of the strife-ridden Occultorian Empire to restore the balance of and keep the peace between the Natural and Supernatural Worlds.An inspirational story of growing up, belonging and believing in yourself, the Kid Emperor of Occultoria is a children’s coming-of-age series that combines elements of mystery, adventure, fantasy, thrillers, romance, magic, enchantment and the supernatural. This massive collection contains Books 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. Enjoy! Save money when you purchase this collection, because to purchase each book individually would cost you a lot more.Total word count: 160,000 words!

12 year-old Max has never felt like he belonged at school or in his family. But one day, he is whisked away to a supernatural world where he discovers the very features that make him unique help him survive and even to claim his birthright as the Emperor of Occultoria, the government of the Supernatural World. With his wits, some magical abilities and some friends to assist him, Max must reunite all the rebellious parts of the strife-ridden Occultorian Empire to restore the balance of and keep the peace between the Natural and Supernatural Worlds.In Book 2, Max and his allies attempt to reconquer Monstria: The Land of Monsters, located in the notorious Bermuda Triangle, but the mighty Duke of Monstria has tricks up his sleeve. Surrounded by treacherous enemies, Max must rely on himself and his friends if he hopes to recapture Monstria, the glittering jewel in the Occultorian Empire. Meanwhile, on the home front, trouble is brewing as a sinister plot against the young Emperor reaches a fevered pitch.An inspirational story of growing up, belonging and believing in yourself, the Kid Emperor of Occultoria is a children’s coming-of-age series that combines elements of mystery, adventure, fantasy, thrillers, romance, magic, enchantment and the supernatural. Short Novel: 35,000 words

Max has never felt like he belonged at school or in his family. But one day, he is whisked away to a supernatural world where he discovers the very features that make him unique help him survive and even to claim his birthright as the Emperor of Occultoria, the government of the Supernatural World. With his wits, some magical abilities and some friends to assist him, Max must reunite all the rebellious parts of the strife-ridden Occultorian Empire to restore the balance of and keep the peace between the Natural and Supernatural Worlds.Book 8 revolves around the discovery and control of the Holy Stone, a scared relic that grants a single wish to the bearer, but is also rumoured to be cursed. The Grand Duke of Pyria, an independent realm not part of the Occultorian Empire, wants it in order to become Emperor himself. The Bishop of Magicka wants it to enrich himself. Duchess Elizabeth of Magicka wants it to make the Emperor fall in love with her daughter, so that Princess Sanchia would once again become the future Empress of Occultoria. And the Emperor wants it in order to reunite the whole Empire. But in order to acquire it, Max is faced with a difficult dilemma: he must sacrifice a small number of innocent people for the greater good.Is Emperor Max going to take the easy way out and make such a sacrifice? Or is there another way?An inspirational story of growing up, belonging and believing in yourself, the Kid Emperor of Occultoria is a children’s coming-of-age series that combines elements of mystery, adventure, fantasy, thrillers, romance, magic, enchantment and the supernatural. Short novel length: 15,000 words

What keeps objects from floating out of your hand?What if your feet drifted away from the ground?What stops everything from floating into space?Gravity.As in his previous books, Redwoods, Coral Reefs, and Island, Jason Chin has taken a complex subject and made it brilliantly accessible to young readers in this unusual, innovative, and very beautiful book.Chin's approach makes this book a must-have common core tool for teachers and librarians introducing scientific principals to young students.A Neal Porter Book

Max has never felt like he belonged at school or in his family. But one day, he is whisked away to a supernatural world where he discovers the very features that make him unique help him survive and even to claim his birthright as the Emperor of Occultoria, the government of the Supernatural World. With his wits, some magical abilities and some friends to assist him, Max must reunite all the rebellious parts of the strife-ridden Occultorian Empire to restore the balance of and keep the peace between the Natural and Supernatural Worlds.In Book 4, Max finds a way to deal with Sanchia, his manipulative fiancée, but when he finally meets his love interest Jessica in Celio, the Land Beyond the Clouds, all bets are off. Torn between love and duty to the state, Max struggles to do the right thing.In the meantime, the ancient Holy Mother Church begins its descent into anarchy as the Reformists break off from the Universalists and causes civil war to rage.And as if Max didn’t have enough to deal with, his aunt the Empress Lilith is concocting yet another scheme to murder him so that she could reclaim the Occult Throne without any opposition.An inspirational story of growing up, belonging and believing in yourself, the Kid Emperor of Occultoria is a children’s coming-of-age series that combines elements of mystery, adventure, fantasy, thrillers, romance, magic, enchantment and the supernatural. Short Novel: 22,000 words

Max has never felt like he belonged at school or in his family. But one day, he is whisked away to a supernatural world where he discovers the very features that make him unique help him survive and even to claim his birthright as the Emperor of Occultoria, the government of the Supernatural World. With his wits, some magical abilities and some friends to assist him, Max must reunite all the rebellious parts of the strife-ridden Occultorian Empire to restore the balance of and keep the peace between the Natural and Supernatural Worlds.In Book 5, Max must find the other half of the Enchanted Whistle in order to bring the province of Celio back into the Empire and to break his love interest Jessica’s engagement to Count Ludwig. At the same time, he must ensure that the new Matriarch will give him an annulment to from his engagement to the manipulative Princess Sanchia. In the meantime, the ancient Holy Universal Church is still embroiled in civil war at the same time as they begin a Matriarchal Conclave to elect another Matriarch.And as if Max didn’t have enough to deal with, his aunt the Empress Lilith has sent Irina the Magician to the Imperial Court to get rid of him so that the Empress could reclaim the Occult Throne without any opposition.An inspirational story of growing up, belonging and believing in yourself, the Kid Emperor of Occultoria is a children’s coming-of-age series that combines elements of mystery, adventure, fantasy, thrillers, romance, magic, enchantment and the supernatural. Short Novel: 10,000 words

Max has never felt like he belonged at school or in his family. But one day, he is whisked away to a supernatural world where he discovers the very features that make him unique help him survive and even to claim his birthright as the Emperor of Occultoria, the government of the Supernatural World. With his wits, some magical abilities and some friends to assist him, Max must reunite all the rebellious parts of the strife-ridden Occultorian Empire to restore the balance of and keep the peace between the Natural and Supernatural Worlds.In Book 3, Max attempts to reconquer Magicka, the province of Magicians and Witches and fails. But in a strange twist of events, the Duchess of Magicka offers to rejoin the Empire if Max would be engaged to the Duchess’ daughter, the Princess of Magicka. Will Max forget about his first love Jessica, thereby sacrificing his own happiness of the sake of the Empire. Or will he follow his heart and refuse the engagement?Meanwhile, on the home front, Max’s aunt, the former Empress Lilith, is doing all she can to assassinate him, so that she can claim to be the one true ruler of the Empire, without the lords and ladies questioning her rule. She has even joined forces with Billy Bob and Colleen Channer, cousins of Max who have claims to the throne. Will war be openly declared between the House of Channer and the House of Jusoy, thus putting Max’s own crown in jeopardy?An inspirational story of growing up, belonging and believing in yourself, the Kid Emperor of Occultoria is a children’s coming-of-age series that combines elements of mystery, adventure, fantasy, thrillers, romance, magic, enchantment and the supernatural. Short Novel: 20,000 words

Max has never felt like he belonged at school or in his family. But one day, he is whisked away to a supernatural world where he discovers the very features that make him unique help him survive and even to claim his birthright as the Emperor of Occultoria, the government of the Supernatural World. With his wits, some magical abilities and some friends to assist him, Max must reunite all the rebellious parts of the strife-ridden Occultorian Empire to restore the balance of and keep the peace between the Natural and Supernatural Worlds.In Book 7, Max is excommunicated by the Matriarch because he refused to send her tribute. Locked in a power struggle with the Head of the Holy Universal Church, he desperately wants to have his excommunication lifted and then to limit the Matriarch’s powers by moving her down the Order of Precedence. Meanwhile, Irina the Magician intensifies her assassination attempts on the Emperor and Jessica practices the qinee in order to break out of the prison that Sanchia had locked her in.Later, the Archbishop advises the Emperor to retrieve a mystical item that would force the Matriarch to back down, but the journey is dangerous, for the item is guarded by ancient demons that lurk deep in the Enchanted Forest of Magicka.Or Max be able to get the Matriarch to lift his excommunication, thereby preventing further rioting and ultimately his deposition, or will he be deposed as Emperor of Occultoria after such a short reign?An inspirational story of growing up, belonging and believing in yourself, the Kid Emperor of Occultoria is a children’s coming-of-age series that combines elements of mystery, adventure, fantasy, thrillers, romance, magic, enchantment and the supernatural. Word Count: 10,000 words

12 year-old Max has never felt like he belonged at school or in his family. But one day, he is whisked away to a supernatural world where he discovers the very features that make him unique help him survive and even to claim his birthright as the Emperor of Occultoria, the government of the Supernatural World. With his wits, some magical abilities and some friends to assist him, Max must reunite all the rebellious parts of the strife-ridden Occultorian Empire to restore the balance of and keep the peace between the Natural and Supernatural Worlds.His first task is to force the Queen of Purgatorio into submission. As Max steps into the eerie and of wailing ghosts, he discovers that part of growing up means being courageous and confident - even when he doesn’t feel it. An inspirational story of growing up, belonging and believing in yourself, the Crown Prince of Occultoria is the first in a children’s coming-of-age series that combines elements of mystery, adventure, fantasy, thrillers, romance, magic, enchantment and the supernatural.50,000 words