Magic 2.0: A YA Fantasy Series
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Magic 2.0: A YA Fantasy Series

ByMichael Thal

A twenty-three-year-old computer hacker illegally enters the computer of a cell phone manufacturer and finds a curious file. It’s huge with five terabytes of plain ASC11 text characters with a boring name—repository1-c.txt. He gives it a look and finds something curious; many of the numbers change constantly. Then he searches the file for his name….

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The Heart of Aleppo- a YA Coming of Age Novel

ByMichael Thal

About the Book Title: The Heart of Aleppo Author: Ammar Habib Genre: Young Adult / Coming of Age / Contemporary Page Count: 235 After standing for over 7,000 years, Aleppo’s ruin came overnight. Separated from his family during the night the rebels attacked the city, thirteen-year-old Zaid Kadir is lost in the middle of a…

High School Students Seek Love and Revenge with Voodoo
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High School Students Seek Love and Revenge with Voodoo

ByMichael Thal

Revenge, Lust & Voodoo by Dina Rae tells the story of Lucien Nazaire, an old Voodoo priest from Haiti. He lives in a retirement community in Wisconsin and meets sixteen-year old Jake La Rue, who he recruits to become his apprentice to carry out his life’s work. Jake is an orphan living with his abusive Uncle…

A YA Time Travel Romantic Mystery
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A YA Time Travel Romantic Mystery

ByMichael Thal

Sixteen year old Kate has the CHRONOS gene enabling her to use the CHRONOS medallion grandma Katherine gave her to transport through time and space to just about whenever and wherever she chooses. However, Kate’s trips through time have a distinct purpose: stop grandfather Saul from annihilating most of the human race to create a…

A Paranormal Romeo and Juliet Story
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A Paranormal Romeo and Juliet Story

ByMichael Thal

Josh, a 17-year-old alcoholic, drives home after an evening of binge drinking. Two high school girls standing at a crosswalk are unseen until it’s too late. Josh is thrown through the windshield and dies immediately and Grace becomes a statistic. Josh finds himself in Death Valley talking to Lucifer, who offers him a deal he…

5 Motivating YA Books Kids Will Want to Read This Summer
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5 Motivating YA Books Kids Will Want to Read This Summer

ByMichael Thal

As a reading specialist working for the Glendale Unified School District, I noticed a serious decline in reading skills of many of my students after a long hot summer break. According to researchers at the National Education Association (NEA), “Children can lose up to three months of reading progress over the summer months, and that loss…

Koolura and the Mayans Wins Gold at the eLit Book Awards
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Koolura and the Mayans Wins Gold at the eLit Book Awards

ByMichael Thal

On April 16, 2018 the 9thAnnual eLit Book Awards announced its winners for 2018. There were 65 award categories including Historical Fiction, True Crime, and Autobiography/Memoir. Each category awarded three prizes—Gold, Silver, and Bronze. In the Juvenile/Young Adult Fiction category, Koolura and the Mayans won the Gold Prize! The eLit Book Awards is a global awards…

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Daughter of the Sun: Enchanted Book Promotion

ByMichael Thal

About the Book Title: Daughter of the Sun (Cult of the Cat series, Book 1) Author: Zoe Kalo Genre: YA contemporary Egyptian mythological fantasy/paranormal Word count: 93,000 words / 330 pages DOWNLOAD FREE at www.ZoeKalo.com Mystery, adventure, a hint of romance, and the delicious sweep of magic… 16-year-old Trinity leads a quiet life until fate…

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A YA Time Travel Thriller

ByMichael Thal

West Yorkshire, England January 1795 Highwayman Kit Locke, known as the Knightmare, sits atop his gelding, Dante, waiting for a coach to round the bend so he can relieve its passengers of their wealth. He is specifically looking for the Viper’s Eye. According to legend, the gem can absorb thoughts and feelings of people and…