The lakeside town of Reedville was a vacation village for wealthy people since the nineteenth century. However, two strange things were talked about for decades. A teenage girl disappeared without a trace in 1923, and was never found. Stranger still, There had been reported sitings of a mermaid in the lake ever since, and some people claimed over the years to have been saved by her.Billy Southwaite, a shy teenage boy with cerebral palsy, came to Reedville to spend the summer with his family. His stepsister Paige was happy to be there, but Billy wasn't. He didn't think he could have fun the way Paige could. But Billy would meet a girl who would change both of their lives. And the two teenagers would find out the truth of The Legend of Reedville Lake. You can reach the amazon page for this book by clicking the above picture, or click: The Legend of Reedville
Karl Shook
Books And Other Writing
I have written four books, so far, The Family Thing, The Legend of Reedville Lake, The Unknown Adversaries, and my new book The Arrival of the Elf Princess. It is a sequel to The Unknown Adversaries. There is a link to all four books' pages on Amazon.com below. There is a link to a blog that I write on the right. This page will also be a space for some of my writing that has never been published.
"You can't keep things from happening by ignoring them. There comes a time when a person has to face his fears in order to subdue them." -The Family Thing
The Family Thing
Dave and Brenda Brentwood are spending the summer with their Uncle Rob and Aunt Caryn in North Carolina. But the trip won't be all fun and games. There has been a monster trapped in a cave on the Brentwood property for over seventy years. After all those years, someone is trying to open up the cave. If their uncle can prevent the cave from being opened, they'll all have a nice quiet summer. If he can't then the family would have a terrible battle on their hands, and Brenda, twelve and Dave, eight, will truly find out what it means to be part of the family thing. You can reach the amazon page for this book by clicking the above picture, or clicking:The Family Thing
The Legend of Reedville Lake
"A young woman you are. A fish you will be. Until you help another you shall never be free. Other people give, but you only take. Your selfishness has condemned you to the lake. Sympathy and caring you learn if your legs are to return. When you find one in great need,b you must seek to do a great deed. No matter how much time it may take, you must do that to freed from the lake." -The Legend of Reedville Lake.
The First in My Series, The Sorceress and Her Family: The Unknown Adversaries
Bobby Reynolds is getting a new step mother. He's really nervous about until he discovers how special she and her uncle. But suddenly Bobby is magically sent away. But it is only the beginning of the problems the family will face when they deal with The Unknown Adversaries...
Click the picture above to go to the amazon.com page for the paperback version of The Unknown Adversaries.
The Second in my Series, The Sorceress and Her Family: The Arrival of the Elf Princess (kindle)
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Amber Mitchell is taking a new step in her life. She is getting married to Donald Reynolds. The wedding ceremony goes off smoothly. But soon, the family is once again dealing with some magical adversaries. But the biggest surprise for Donald and Amber is a prediction about the future of their nine year old son Bobby that comes with The Arrival of the Elf Princess...
The Unknown Adversaries (Kindle)
Check out The Unknown Adversaries in kindle. Click this link to reach its Amazon.com page.
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The Third in my Series, The Sorceress and Her Family: The Maze of Querma
Below you'll find a picture of The Maze of Querma. If you click the picture, you can reach it's Amazon.com.
The Fourth in my series, The Sorceress and Her Family: The Quest of the Elf Princess
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In the fourth in the series, The Sorceress and Her Family, Princess Zaya of the Kingdom of the Elwart Elves, awoke one morning to find that her human family, Amber, Donald, and Bobby Reynolds, along with their Uncle Mortimer Blakely and Audrey Miller had disappeared. But Zaya was a stranger to our world, who had no notion how to use our strange devices. She feared what was to come. But she knew she had to overcome the obstacles ahead if she was going to save her family, and so began The Quest of the Elf Princess...
My tenth book, Too Many Ghosts in hardcover. Press the picture to reach the book page link.
