<p>Thirteen-year old Jack is plucked from the clutches of a riptide by his older brother, Michael. When Michael slides into a coma, Jack can't live with the guilt. He wanders to a carnival and sneaks into a hot air balloon basket. Without warning, the balloon lifts into the air, transporting Jack to the fourth dimension where Earth isn't the only inhabited planet. His first stop takes him to Venus, where a young Venusian gives Jack a magic crystal to heal his brother. ...Jack thinks his problems are solved, but they are just beginning! While attempting to find home, Jack crash lands on Pluto--a planet controlled by the tyrant Danko. Danko learns of the crystal and will stop at nothing to seize it, and ultimately control Earth.</p>

The Breakthrough

Teen & Young Adult

Tufariello, Ann

Literature & Fiction

Arctic Wolf Pub

KIDNAPPED! Thirteen year-old Jack Barton is awakened by a knock at his front door. The police are searching for a missing kid named Bradley and think Jack might know something. When Jack's bed-ridden brother offers details about Bradley's disappearance, Jack is baffled. Following cryptic clues, Jack boards a mysterious roller coaster that blasts him to the fourth dimensional planet of Jupiter. Soon Jack discovers that the Dark Forces are kidnapping kids and making them go on a deadly scavenger hunt. With Jupiter crumbling under the weight of so much negative energy, time is running out for Jack and the others. To defeat the Dark Forces and find a way back home, Jack must solve the riddle of the ancient Firestone.

The Firestone

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Fantasy

Arctic Wolf Publishing

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