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A Chilling Prophecy
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Dive in for an Adventure With Pond Punkies
When Blaze, a young Pond Punkie from Neptune's moon Larissa, discovers an evil Tritonan secret, he immediately enlists the help of his friends. But everything changes when a geyser erupts on Neptune blasting Blaze and the evildoers to Earth.
On Earth, a prophecy tells of Blaze being a chosen one. Can this be? After all, he’s only eleven moon orbits old. Will Blaze take his place as the chosen one? Or will both worlds be changed forever?
Even the most reluctant reader will quickly be swept up in Book 1 of the Pond Punkies series, The Arrival. With eight clans to keep track of, each with its own unique power, the possibilities are endlessly exciting.
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”’Pond Punkies’ is that unusual creation a science fiction work for middle grade readers. It is the first book in a series and also a forerunner of an exciting new Pond Punkie Trading Card Game which promises to entertain young fantasy fans even more . . . The action and dialogue move quickly and imagination is given full play in the unfolding saga. Slightly spooky black and white illustrations embellish the book with just the right touch of science fiction/fantasy/ flavor, with a bit of humor for good measure. A safe prediction is that ‘Pond Punkie’ interest will rise and further books will result.”
Finally a sci-fi book that will capture hard-to get boys as well as girls. A funny, wildly imaginative book that will keep kids away from video games" Judi Miller, award-winning author of Ghost in My Soup and the My Crazy Courtney series.
"Lisa presented to students during the day and at our Family Literacy Night event. Both of these activities were a positive experience for our school community. Our students really enjoyed meeting her and listening to her describe her author experience in writing Pond Punkies. Lisa was very accommodating and helped make our book fair, assembly, and family night a success. I would definitely recommend Lisa to any school that is looking for a great author experience."
"My class SO enjoyed your visit to Bristol Bay Elementary last month. We loved book one, and we can't wait for #2! Some of my students are writing their own Pond Punkie stories . . . you inspire us! Many Thanks."
"My son (10 years old) sat down and read the book from cover to cover the same night I brought it home and really enjoyed it. He had to fight my daughter (the 7 year old) for first dibs! All in all, they were very happy children, so thank you again!"
"I'm reading the book to my fourth grade class and they think it's great. There are not many science fiction books at this grade level and that is what the kids enjoy."
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"Mrs. Riebe I am going to read your first book over and over because I like your first book. I can't wait for your other book."
"I loved your book so much and it was so funny. I couldn't stop telling people about it."
"You recently visited our school district, Ball-Chatham. Our son heard you speak at the elementary school and I heard you at the intermediate school where I teach. We bought a book for our son for his birthday! He loves it!"