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In this hilarious, new series, four ordinary kids are about to learn that they are on deck. . . to save the world! Jessica Flem has spent the better part of her life so far reacting allergically to everything -- and much of it in her basement where she rules the online game Gang of Greats. Shes used to a nose that never stops running, but is not prepared for the mysterious power that shows up around her thirteenth birthday -- the ability to transform her mucus-filled tissues into slimy magical helpers. And just in time, too.It turns out there are forces both good and evil who have had their eyes on her and three other "special" kids since their exposure at birth to a mysterious element called reidium. Jess must draw on her full video game knowledge to face the evil Boss and her equally evil henchwoman in their quest for world domination. With her best friend Cliff at her side, and with the stakes ratcheting higher and higher, Jess and her arsenal of mighty. . . well, tissues, must make the world of Dimly, Manitoba, a safe place once again.In this hilarious new multi-author series, four kids are about to discover what theyre really made of. It might not be a superpower, but it sure is almost a superpower!Each book features an 8-page "origin story" comic strip, illustrated by Britt Wilson, and is penned by an all-star line-up of authors, including Kevin Sylvester (MiNRS and Neil Flambe series) Ted Staunton (Bounced; Seven series) , Lesley Livingston (Wondrous Strange; Valiant series) and Richard Scrimger (Zomboy; The Nose from Jupiter) .



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Kevin Sylvester

Hi everyone.My name is Kevin Sylvester and I am an illustrator, writer and broadcaster. I've got a bunch of books out now. The Hockey Super-Six series has two 2020 books "The Puck Drops Here" and "On Thin Ice"."The Fabulous Zed Watson!" (with my kid Basil) is out in January 2021.Some recent titles - Gargantua Jr. Defender of Earth (Grouwndwood) and Follow Your Stuff (Annick) .My sci-fi series MINRs is already a bestseller and critical success. MINRS was a Red Maple and MYRCA Honour Book in 2017. MINRS3 - the final book in the series - was released in May 2018.You may also have heard about my young chef/detective, Neil Flambé. There are 6 books in his series so far. "Neil Flambé and the Marco Polo Murders" won the prestigious Silver Birch Fiction award in Ontario in 2011.Book 6 is called "Neil Flambé and the Duel in the Desert." Neil is looking for a lost gold mine and trying to escape from a crazed sheriff.Super-chef Gordon Ramsay calls the series "Good Fun" and it had garnered critical praise and sales! There are lots of other books to check out as well. "Super-Duper Monster Viewer" lets you see the monsters who are right in front of you! Right now! But like all technology, there can be some bugs to work out."Basketballogy" and "Baseballogy" have lots of weird and interesting facts about America's two favorite pastimes!Cindy Winters is the hero of "Splinters", my first picture book. Cindy is a young girl who only wants to play hockey, but the mean coach and her daughters won't let her. Can her fairy goaltender come to the rescue? "GREAT" tells the story of Taylor, a teammate of a young Wayne Gretzky. "Game Day" is a look behind the scenes at sporting events. I interviewed twenty fascinating people - from anthem singers to Zamboni drivers. The athletes can't do a darned thing if these people don't do their jobs and do them well."Showtime" take a similar look at the world of show business."Follow Your Money" takes a look at common financial transactions. (There's also Mucus Mayhem - part of the Almost Epic Squad series from Scholastic (Canada) - but I'm afraid it's only available in Canada.) I've been lucky enough to write and illustrate three other best-selling books -"Sports Hall of Weird" and "Gold Medal for Weird" for kids and Shadrin Has Scored for Russia for bigger kids. "Gold Medal" won the 2009 Silver Birch for Non-Fiction. I'm also a broadcaster and was a regular on national radio in Canada for years and years. I even covered eight Olympic Games. My favourite Games were the 2006 Torino Winter Olympic Games. I fell in love with the city and produced a documentary on Torino called "The Invisible City". I've produced other documentaries on topics ranging from racism in hockey to the history of church bells in Ca



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