You may remember me mentioning Lindsay Cummings and the upcoming release of her debut novel, The Murder Complex this June but that’s not the only book you’ll be able to find by Lindsay at your local book store this year. Balance Keepers: The Fires of Calderon, the first book in Lindsay’s middle grade fantasy trilogy is coming this fall! What an exciting debut year! As the release dates for both titles get closer, you’ll be seeing Lindsay’s name appear on the blog more and more. For now, check out the cover and synopsis below!
Balance Keepers: The Fires of Calderon by Lindsay Cummings
Release Date: September 23, 2014
Publisher: Katherine Tegen/HarperCollins
Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy
ISBN: 978-0062275189
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After following a mysterious map into the woods and then under the woods, eleven-year-old Albert Flynn learns he’s a Balance Keeper—someone with special magical skills for fixing problems in three underground Realms at the Core of the earth. His new job is important; if the realms fall out of balance, the world above could be in great danger.
Albert and his Balance Keeper teammates Birdie and Leroy arrive in the Core not a moment too soon. There’s an Imbalance in the Calderon Realm and it’s threatening to bury Albert’s hometown of New York City in a mountain of ash.
The three must train hard completing mental and physical challenges, but above all, they must harness the power of their Tiles—unique superpowers given to each Balance Keeper. So far, Albert’s mastered the art of not mastering his Tile….
With the situation in Calderon growing worse every day, can Albert, Leroy, and Birdie restore balance before New York is destroyed forever? Will Albert master his Tile before it’s too late?
Balance Keepers: The Fires of Calderon by Lindsay Cummings releases September 23, 2014.