What do you get when you blend HARRY POTTER, NARNIA and LORD OF THE RINGS, throw in a dash of mystery and frightful villain who can change himself into your own shadow? NATHAN MILLER & THE BINDING BIRCH, of course!
Eleven-year old Nathan Miller has been bullied as long as he can remember. Now, his enemies have gotten him kicked out of foster care, expelled from school and he's had a terrible fight with his best friend, Ruby. Quite a list of accomplishments for a single day. Oh, and Nate is being hunted.
On the run, Nate finds himself back in his ancestral home, Cascadia - a world of wonder where trees talk, animals have chosen sides in the coming war and nothing is normal. Even though Cascadia offers Nate a chance to start over, some things remain the same. Nate is still being bullied. His tormentor, known as the Outcast, is a malicious man who transforms himself into shadow, uses crows as spies and leads a pack of bloodthirsty wolves. If he is going to live, Nate and his friends must race the Outcast to find seven hidden birch bark scrolls, which hold long-forgotten secrets that will banish the rising darkness. To give him a fighting chance, Nate must learn the Old Ways from the Mages who breathe fire and frost, transform objects into birds and snakes, move water just by thinking about it and conjure storms.
WARNING: Should you wish to read this story, you will discover an extraordinary adventure with new best friends who will put a smile on your face, joy in your heart and keep you up way past your bedtime.
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