Books with author Jonathan Brick

Nate Chapman has changed schools every year since he was six. Finally, his parents have promised him four years of high school in one place. He’s ready to settle into a routine and stop being the new kid. But for Nate, his first year in high school will be anything but relaxing. One night just a few months after moving, Nate is awakened by a brilliant light coming through his window. When his eyes adjust, he sees it’s all coming from a dead tree in the middle of the back yard. Even more surprising than a dead tree giving off light is a dead tree producing apples. And these aren’t ordinary fruit. No, like a genie lamp of old these come with a surprise. Nate is forced to learn how the apples work, and struggles with wanting to keep them all for himself. And when a classmate brags “those are quite some apples you have there,” Nate must fight the temptation of getting everything he ever wanted, all with just one bite of an apple.

When James learns that his father has learned to fly it is the start of a series of adventures that see him travel around Southern Africa in their microlight. From fighting poachers to hunting lost treasure, tracking down diamond smugglers to haunted hangars, he has the time of his life.James in the Kalahari is a collection of twelve related short stories that will warm the hearts and minds of young adults of all ages. Ideal for anyone who dreams of flying or who has an interest in southern Africa, with all its majesty, wildlife, and challenges.

THE KITE is a story of a boy, named Jon, who is invited by his Grandfather to come to his workshop to build a kite. The locale is in the Green Mountains of Vermont with endless space and freedom to run and fly. Jon is given a great deal of responsibility in the project which he takes seriously. The experience proves to be a journey of discovery for Jon with lessons learned from his Grandfather that few adults have managed. Boys and Girls ages 7-9 will appreciate the relationship between Jon and his Grandfather and the details given about making and flying a kite. The adventure of going into the woods of Vermont on his own when his kite soars to the heights and then drops out of sight adds an element of surprise.

Milton Frederick was arguably the best player of Crowned Lieges of Destiny in the entire world. As the strategy coordinator for one of the top guilds, he was beginning to actually make a living from it. That was, until he was abducted by aliens.Instead of your stereotypical grey aliens with big black eyes who like to perform anal probes upon unsuspecting victims for unknown reasons, The Collective had a more altruistic purpose. Sure, kidnapping 100 humans from Earth, ripping them away from their lives and families, and erasing their memories doesn’t sound great – but the way they saw it, the benefits would far outweigh these side-effects. Seriously, who wouldn’t want their consciousness trapped in a Station Core, subjected to the whims of a collection of alien races, and then ordered to defend against other hostile aliens for all eternity? They’d be immortal – so…bonus!Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it), the Station Core now known as Milton never arrived at his destination. Severely damaged and confused about what happened to him, he woke up to find himself trapped inside a massive chicken egg on a strange, primitive world filled with curious – and deadly – creatures.Now, in order to survive the harsh environment, Milton has to rely on a snarky, foul-mouthed AI guide to show him what it means to be a Station Core. With her help, he might just live long enough to figure out a way to get off the planet – if only he wasn’t so afraid of squirrels…Contains LitRPG/GameLit elements such as level progression and experience, optional tables, no harems, and a heavy Dungeon Core emphasis.Updated 4/26/19: New cover, additional editing, less foul language

While "helping" his mother with holiday housecleaning, a boy keeps a watchful eye on the progress of a winter storm. He's hoping for a big snow. A really big snow. Inside, he is underfoot, turning sheet-changing and tub-scrubbing into imaginary whiteouts. Outside, flakes are flying. But over the course of a long day (for Mom) the clouds seem slow on delivering a serious snowfall. Then comes a dreamy naptime adventure, marking just the beginning of high hopes coming true in this irresistible seasonal story.

All that Tacca GloomLily ever wanted to be since she was very little was a Fairy Assistant to a Dungeon Core. After her negatively portentous birth, however, she was never fully accepted by her superstitious peers and instructors at the Dungeon Assistant Preparatory School; nevertheless, she persisted in her studies and graduated at the top of her class.Unfortunately for her, the “hands-on” training she was supposed to receive from a Mentor and his Bonded Dungeon Core didn’t go the way she would’ve hoped. In fact, the stigma attached to her origins finally made itself known in the form of horrendously “bad luck”; the rotten part of her newly discovered luck was that it adversely affected Cores that she happened to be near, and not just herself.What can a Dungeon Assistant Fairy do when every Dungeon Core she gets near ends up being destroyed? Tacca had no idea, but a solution eventually presents itself – though it’s one that she never saw coming… This story contains Dungeon Core elements such as dungeon construction and defense, LitRPG/GameLit mechanics such as character progression and stats, and contains NO harems/sexual content or profanity.

Done with school and getting ready for the future as adults . . . until alien slavers attack!Identical twins Nika and Rika Ingersoll watch from hiding as their mother and others are captured and are bound and determined to save them before they are taken off-planet. If the aliens leave with their human slaves before the Navy and Marines can arrive and attempt a rescue, those captured will never be seen again.But how? What can two unarmed teens do in the face of overwhelming power?It doesn’t matter how. If the girls don’t figure out something, all hope is lost, and lives are depending on them.Download Gemini Twins now to find out what they’ll do!

Even after pre-ordering the pod that would allow them to play "Glendaria Awakens", Krista and Devin still had to wait months before they were able to experience the newest in VRMMORPG (Virtual Reality Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game) technology. The wait was definitely worth it as they entered into a game world that was virtually indistinguishable from real life -- apart from the obvious game elements of course.After starting in a typical starting town, they learned everything they needed to survive in this new world. Journeying through the wilderness outside of town, the duo progressed at a good pace until they arrived at the starting dungeon. Their lives were drastically changed by this place with the unassuming name of, "Goblin Cave".

In 2012 Sebastian Harwood discovers an ancient mask in an Egyptian tomb, driven by an unknown force he discovers that the mask has the ability to make nightmares become real and manifest in the waking world.The mask brings the deepest fears of people into our reality.Asmodeus 'the lord of nightmares' created this mask and five others in ancient times from the flesh of his most devout disciples. Each mask is drawn to Sebastian and five other people from different walks of life. Cursed, these 'mask bearers' inadvertently bring their deepest and darkest fears into our reality. Should they all be killed then Asmodeus' will return to our world making it a place where nightmares rule and destroy humanity for good, plunging the world into darkness forever.Sebastian must find these 'mask bearers' whilst being guided by a benevolent higher being known as 'the Harbinger' and recover these masks in order to save humanity from utter destruction.The lord of nightmares has great plans set in motion for Sebastian however and sends an ancient evil from Egyptian times into the modern day to find and kill him along with the others.

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When James learns that his father has learned to fly it is the start of a series of adventures that see him travel around Southern Africa in their microlight. From fighting poachers to hunting lost treasure, tracking down diamond smugglers to haunted hangars, he has the time of his life.James in the Kalahari is a collection of twelve related short stories that will warm the hearts and minds of young adults of all ages. Ideal for anyone who dreams of flying or who has an interest in southern Africa, with all its majesty, wildlife, and challenges.