Author Description

"Charlie and Nigel: The Lost Treasure of Devereux" encompasses literary aesthetics along with a quick 'British' sense of humor. This is a time-travel fantasy novel with a twist. Charlie, a young girl who uses a wheelchair, wishes that she could get out and have a real adventure more than anything. As if by magic, at Christmas, she receives Nigel, a finger-puppet monkey that changes her life forever. During a crabbing expedition with her siblings, Nigel is plucked off the gear-stick of Charlie's electric wheelchair by a hungry seagull, and all four of them fall off the jetty into the depths of waters unknown. After entering the magical world, they meet a fish called Albert, who informs them of the Devereux Quest, a journey that will change their lives forever. 'Captun Calico Jack' is also on the same quest, but... For different reasons. Will they be able to fight off this huge, irate pirate, solve the mystery, and find their way home, or will they be lost in time forever?