Mother and Son Write Children’s Mystery Book Series Beginning with Monsters Below

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Mother and Son Write Children’s Mystery Book Series Beginning with Monsters Below

MT. AIRY, N.C.: Laura Wharton, author of Leaving Lukens, and her 10-year-old son, Will, have written the first of a planned series of children’s novels titled, Mystery at the Lake House. The books are geared toward children ages 7-12.

In the first book of the series, “Monsters Below,” readers are introduced to Jock Avery, who has just finished fourth grade and is about to spend the summer with his grandparents at their home on Longleaf Lake. Jock is excited when he learns his grandparents have new neighbors, including two children, Lynna, also 10 years old, and her younger brother, Chip.

Spending the summer on a lake would be ideal for any boy or girl, but Chip, who once visited Loch Ness and claims to have seen its monster, is convinced that there is a monster in Longleaf Lake. Though Jock refuses to believe it is the Loch Ness Monster, when he starts hearing strange sounds coming from across the lake, he starts to wonder what could be causing them.

Soon Jock, Chip, and Lynna decide to investigate the mysterious noise. Full of fun adventure, and all the joys of summer—from bike riding to sailing, bird watching to Grandmother’s baked goodies, and good books for the characters to read, “Monsters Below” will be enjoyed by boys and girls alike, and adults will find it a pleasant way to recall their own childhoods or share in the adventure by reading it aloud to their children.

A few notable features that make this book unique are that Jock enjoys reading adventure books called the “Sam Justice” series, so readers are given snippets of those books as Jock imagines himself acting like the hero of that series, providing stories within the larger story. The book also includes a bird watching checklist, the kids’ favorite recipes, a diagram to teach children about the different parts of sailboats, and an interview with 10-year-old author Will Wharton about how his mother and he wrote the book.

About The Authors
Laura S. Wharton lives with her family in North Carolina. She is the author of the 2011 Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Fiction nominee, The Pirate’s Bastard (2010), and Leaving Lukens, a compelling coming of age tale of intrigue, adventure, and historical fiction set in 1942 around North Carolina’s coastal regions near New Bern, Ocracoke, and Oriental, which has just been named Reviewer’s Choice by the prestigious The Midwest Book Review.

This book Will’s first novel. Like his mother, he has a gift for storytelling. He is also interested in acting, swimming, sailing, and other sports like karate.

To learn more about Laura S. Wharton or her other books, visit http://www.laurawhartonbooks.com.

The first in the series is now available at fine brick-and-mortar retailers and Coffee and booksellers online. The book comes in paperback or in e-book formats for every kind of e-reader, so no child has to miss out on the summer fun of Mystery at the Lake House #1: Monsters Below.

Mystery at the Lake House #1: Monsters Below
Laura S. and William L.B. Wharton
Broad Creek Press (2012)
ISBN: 9780983714828