Nick and the Lost Temple of Pelias
About this book
Book 2: Nick Smith has always felt different from other kids... blue sight... a chipmunk friend name Pecan... a knack for solving puzzles... and a mysterious past. What he discovers about himself, and mythological heroes will change how he views the world... forever.Nick, now thirteen, is back in London after his first year at The School. Nick, Emma, and Scott are still piecing together the events from the closing days. Happy to be home with his parents, feeling it could all have been a dream, Nick settles back into his home life… creaking stairs… pancakes and bacon… sharing nuts with Pecan.Soon after his return to London a girl and her mother come knocking. To his surprise it’s an old friend of his mother’s and her daughter Filippa, Bardick’s cousin. She knows all about him and The School. As his mum and her old friend talk his mum reveals new details about her time at The School with her twin brother and his aunt. It’s clear they both enjoyed going there and that they’d remained lifelong friends. A spark of friendship develops over tea. Nick decides to invite Filippa into his world… a conference in the garden with Pecan and some time in his sanctuary. During this brief encounter Nick learns unexpected things about his mum, uncle, and his blanket… He can’t wait to tell Emma and Scott about this unusual encounter.It doesn’t take long for Nick to realize that life at The School is bleeding into his London life. That the two separate realities are merging into one… and that unexpected events are not isolated to The School… they are part of his everyday life.Many new adventures and surprises await. He’ll continue to make new friends… lifelong enemies… and reconsider some relationships.His incredible adventure continues! A renewed positive outlook and a yearning to make his parents proud, the story of the little boy rescued from the ashes will delight new and old readers.