New publisher Crwth Press
is launching its newest middle-grade novel
praised by
youngCanLit authors
Eric Walters as
"A great read! You’ll feel like you’re with them in the battle. Go Spartans Go!"
"A great read! You’ll feel like you’re with them in the battle. Go Spartans Go!"
and
Arthur Slade as
"This is a smart, funny story that cleverly sneaks in a history lesson. The action scenes are epic and the characters really shine."
"This is a smart, funny story that cleverly sneaks in a history lesson. The action scenes are epic and the characters really shine."
The Three Spartans
Written by James McCann
Crwth Press
978-1-7753515-4-2
160 pp.
Ages 9-12
October 2019
It launches on
Thursday, November 7, 2019
7 p.m.
at
Kidsbooks
2557 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC
From the publisher's website at https://www.crwth.ca/thethreespartans/:
Twelve-year-old Arthur loves his summers in Birch Bay, a quirky seaside village where he spends all of his time with his best friend Lea. They play video games together, hang out at the beach and explore on their bikes.
This year is different, though. First, Arthur learns it will be Lea’s last summer in Birch Bay. Then their freedom is threatened by the Immortals, the swim team who torments all the local kids.
Lea and Arthur decide to take a stand. Using their video-game network, they gather a small army of kids who’ve had enough of the Immortals.
Armed with paintball guns and shields made of garbage can lids, the Spartan army takes on the Immortals. Their goal is control of a treehouse, but the prize is knowing they stood up for themselves.
A humorous retelling of the Greek battle of Thermopylae, The Three Spartans is a story of friendship and belonging and of standing up for what’s right—even when the odds are against you.
