Ben Archer and the World Beyond
Rae Knightly
Paperback
(Library and Archives Canada, April 8, 2020)
"I'm spellbound... best in series to date."A MESSAGE FROM THE WORLD BEYOND.Thirteen-year-old Ben Archer has accepted a mind-boggling challenge: to use his alien skill to restore the balance between humans and the rest of the living world. But after a near brush with death in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, things only get worse when his power attracts the attention of Jeremy Michaels, a reporter from the Provincial Times.At first, slipping away to a small coastal town for a summer camp seems like a good idea, but Ben's hopes of a discreet vacation come to an abrupt end when an unprecedented event rocks the town, leaving him with a nail-biting dilemma.Will he reveal himself or not?The Alien Skill Series is a science-fiction adventure story for fans of A Wrinkle in Time, Lost in Space, The Neverending Story and Percy Jackson. The young-at-heart will revel in this family-friendly, action-packed series filled with alien superpowers, engaging characters and thought-provoking insights into the way we treat our world."Ben Archer and the World Beyond sings with hope and beats with adventure." (Sonia Garrett, Author of Maddie Makes a Movie)"An extremely timely message for today's readers." (Amazon reviewer)"A wake up call!" (Amazon reviewer)"There is a real message here that many books don't have." (Goodreads reviewer)"The way this story ended was just breath taking" (Goodreads reviewer)