The Great Big World series follows Jake Baker and his family as they deal with all sorts of fantastic and supernatural happenings. The series is a genre mash-up of fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and comic book action featuring a cast of colorful characters with a great sense of humor.
For Middle Grade readers and up.
VOL. 1: THE TROUBLE WITH DR. BEAMO
The summer leading up to the sixth grade was supposed to be quiet and easy for Jake Baker. Instead, he finds himself trying to save the world. A series of strange events in his neighborhood leads him and his Greene Street Gumshoes into something far more dangerous than the usual lost dog case.
An ageless sorcerer named Count Sugar Cain and his associate, mad scientist Dr. Beamo, are on the verge of conquering the town of Avalon and after that, the world.
The Gumshoes are standing in their way.
Jake and his friends are pulled deeper into a world of magic and mystery as they try to stop the nefarious Sugar Cain. Along the way, Jake discovers secrets about his family that will forever change both his life and the lives of those around him.
VOL. 2: THE MISPLACED CHILDREN
The second novel in the Great Big World series! Middle school isn't all it's cracked up to be for Jake Baker. He's having to face off with bullies in the hallways and in the political arena as he makes his bid for class president. When he tries to get his Greene Street Gumshoes to crack the case of a missing boy, Jake gets pulled into a much deeper mystery that could affect his entire town. Meanwhile, Jake's Uncle David is in the middle of a globetrotting adventure, hoping that it will lead to information about his missing father.