The Accidental Hero
Book 1
Book 1
What's the Story?
All Jack Blank knows is his bleak, dreary life at St. Barnaby’s Home for the Hopeless, Abandoned, Forgotten, and Lost, an orphanage that sinks further into the swampland of New Jersey with each passing year. His aptitude tests predict that he will spend a long, unhappy career as a toilet brush cleaner. His only chance at escape comes through the comic books donated years ago to the orphanage that he secretly reads in the dark corners of the library. Everything changes one icy gray morning when Jack receives two visitors that alter his life forever. The first is a deadly robot straight out of one of his comic books that tries its best to blow him up. The second is an emissary from a secret country called the Imagine Nation, an astonishing place where all the fantastic and unbelievable things in our world originate - including Jack. Jack soon discovers that he has an amazing ability--one that could make him the savior of the Imagine Nation and the world beyond, or the biggest threat they've ever faced.
What's the Buzz?
"I was thinking the story was going to be similar to other series out there, but it is really exciting and different. I like the story plot in the book because it is about all the ideas in comic books being real in the Imagine Nation." - Erik from This Kid Reviews Books guest blogging @ Bookworm Blather
"In a market where we could really use a hero, Jack Blank looks to be more than the answer." - The Trades
"I really think young readers will like this book, especially boys. It is full of action, mystery, robots and comic books." - The Write Path
The Secret War
Book 2
What's the Buzz?
"The ending was filled with twists. There was one in particular that made me gasp and freak out until my sister got mad at me (sorry Hannah!). Fast-paced and interesting, it was incredibly intense for a middle-grade novel, and could knock some of the young adult books that I’ve read off their pedestals." - Words Like Silver
"I love that there's a place where super heros live and that there's a book where anything is possible and that allows readers imaginations to take flight." - Mundie Kids
Video
Author Matt Myklusch talks about creating the Imagine Nation
Did You Know?
When the Accidental Hero was first released it had a different title & cover. The first release was named "Jack Blank & The Imagine Nation". Why did they change the name? I don't know. Am I supposed to know everything? Do I look like a genius? What do you mean no? What kind of a wisecrack is that? You don't have to be so mean you know. Geez. Anyway, here's the original cover to the first book.
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