What happened next sent both boys springing to their feet. What they saw through their squinting eyes staggered their imagination. A gigantic owl diving through the trees with incredible speed, its enormous head perfectly in line with its target...the devil hound!
Kalan is an imaginative and adventurous boy who sets out on a long-awaited camping trip with his dad and his best friend, James. This is no ordinary trip, however, for it includes a blood oath rite of passage, which has been handed down through the O'Shel family for centuries. Along the way, the boys are confronted with eerie, foreboding clues about the terrifying and harrowing events to come.
On this unforgettable journey, the boys encounter unimaginable things: shape shifters, a frightening werewolf, and a gigantic, magical owl named Braxus, whose size defies all reason and belief. Braxus shows the boys the passageway to the world of their dreams—a world filled with castles and dragons, swords and shields, and all the medieval things of which young knights dream. But as the boys soon find out, their adventures have just begun.
Braxus the Owl: Guardian of the Forest is the first in a series of magical stories about Kalan. His rich fantasies, intertwined with real-life experiences, shape his beliefs and memories, and constantly leave him wondering where reality ends and fantasy begins.
About the Author
Chicago native Kim Strauss lives near Los Angeles, California. He is a singer, songwriter, voice-over artist, and actor. Strauss is also the author of Little Boy's Lullaby and is currently writing other children's books.
