Books published by publisher Epic Press

It’s summer in Sherwood Heights, and that means a ninja stealth picnic, supervillain jail, and a zombie apocalypse. The Dudes are five friends who set out to save one of their number from the doom of private school. But code-names, battle training, and a campout of doom don’t help as much as you’d think they would.Besides that, the girl next door has a teacup-sized pit bull, Tyler’s mom has banned “screen time”, and there’s the rising cost of fake blood. Can the Dudes use inadvisable stunts and madcap plans to save the day? That’s how they roll! Fun on an epic scale for your kids!The Dudes Adventure Chronicles is a series for intermediate readers 8-14 who can’t get enough madcap adventure and hilarious hijinks. Each chapter book provides several stories realistic enough and wacky enough to keep them reading to the delicious conclusion. The Dudes are a diverse group of preteen boys whose clever ways to screw up turn their suburban neighborhood upside down. Spoilers: Classic humor without movie tie-ins or fart jokes!Appeals to kids who like funny, realistic fiction without a tacked-on message or ripped-from-the-headlines problem. Warning to Parents:The Dudes’s insane take on parents, school, and the PTA just might be catching. Anecdotal evidence suggests that readers of the Dudes may imagine some resemblance between the Dudes’ parents and their own.Makes a Great Gift or a Perfect Stocking Stuffer.Great read-a-loud for the whole family. Crazy funny!

Based on an Athabascan Indian legend passed along from mother to daughter for many generations on the upper Yukon River in Alaska, this is the tragic and shocking story--with a surprise ending--of two elderly women abandoned by a migrating tribe that faces starvation brought on by unusually harsh Arctic weather and a shortage of fish and game. This story of survival is told with suspense by Velma Wallis, whose subject matter challenges the taboos of her past. Yet, her themes are modern--empowerment of women, the graying of America, growing interest in Native American ways.

He juggles and sings, but does this spirited lad have the talent to outsmart a dragon?Billy dreams of entertaining royalty. Even though the small-statured youth feels like an outsider in his backwater town, he fears his only home is with his father running the Inn. But he can’t ignore his calling when a vicious assassin tries to steal his late mother’s mystical ring and attempts to kill him.Seeking refuge with a wayfaring noble, Billy wins her patronage and they travel through the dangerous wilds to the lady’s castle. With a nervous eye over his shoulder and attacks by bandits, giants, and one ravenously hungry dragon, he’s not sure he’ll live long enough to give his debut performance.Can Billy discover his true destiny before mythic beasts and evil foes cut him to shreds?The Innkeeper’s Son is the first thrilling book in The Jester King YA Fantasy Series. If you like plucky heroes, shadowy magic, and classic sword and sorcery, then you’ll love K. C. Herbel’s coming-of-age tale.Buy The Innkeeper’s Son to join a young man’s quest for the truth today!

Billy is entertaining jubilant nobles in the king’s court at Castle Orgulous. It’s the pinnacle of his life! Even the melancholy king is happy. Then tragedy strikes …The death of a friend forces Billy to choose between leaving Orgulous and staying on as the royal musician. While he weighs his choices, he receives a vision from his magic ring – a dark vision of murder. Is someone trying to kill the princess? Billy must stay. He must stop the assassin! To do so, he will risk his life and the lives of his friends, and confront powerful enemies that have hunted him since he was born.In the midst of this turmoil, the mystery of the magic ring deepens and draws Billy closer to the revelation of his place in the world. But will it come in time to save him or only further endanger his life?The Jester is the second of four novels in The Jester King Fantasy Series.

In this map-your-destiny book, you make the decisions as John Carlos Garcia, a boy who suffers depression to the point of self-harm, because he must keep his sexuality a secret. No one knows your secret—except Isaac, your boyfriend. You must reconcile who you are with your religious beliefs, all while trying to survive in a community and a family who see homosexuality as a sin. Bloodline is from Dark Roads, an EPIC Press series.

Chris Kingsolver has always been especially close to his aunt Elsie and is heartbroken when she dies in a car accident. Elsie left Chris clues to the location of a lost treasure ship as an inheritance--if he, his cousin Carrie, and their new friend Maddison can find it. With the mysterious people stalking them, and the strange behavior of the new archivist, it may get difficult. Keyword Cypher is book #1 from Treasure Hunters, an EPIC Press series, a division of ABDO.

Robert Miller must work together with North Korean scientists find a way to keep the larger comet fragment from hitting Earth. Janice has plans of her own up on the Ark, while Dustin and Karina realize that Israel is less hospitable now that the Earth’s temperature has returned to habitable levels. Countdown to Destruction is book #5 from The Meteor, an EPIC Press series, a division of ABDO.

Emma has a heart turned against love, still tormented by memories of the marriage she saw fall apart as a child. When she comes to New England for the summer she meets the person who could change her entire world. Tristan has lived and worked on the sea his entire life, and when he sees Emma for the first time, he is enchanted with her. The final question to be answered is whether a heart can be turned toward love before it’s too late. Tristan & Emma is a book from He Said, She Said, an EPIC Press six set series. Each EPIC Press series is made up of 6 short installments. This series is intended for readers 16 and older.

Michael is spending another summer in Montana, dreaming of a different life. Maria, is a national champion rider from Los Angeles, thrilled to be spending her last summer before college at the Montana ranch. Sparks fly from the moment Michael and Maria see each other. Can they withstand the storm, or will their love fade with the ending of summer? Michael & Maria is a book from He Said, She Said, an EPIC Press six set series. Each EPIC Press series is made up of 6 short installments. This series is intended for readers 16 and older.

After decades closed, the doors to Camp Dream Haven have reopened to the next generation of kids looking for the best summer of their lives. After a rafting trip goes horribly wrong, two polar-opposite campers, Maddy and TJ, are forced to team up in order to survive the night in the forest and make their way back to camp. But the deeper they go into the woods, the more a terrifying “local legend” seems like it might be reality. Camp Terror is from Survive, an EPIC Press series.