January Book of the Month Jaguar Stones Book 1: Middle World

Middle World is a fantastic book. It is Harry Potter, Percy Jackson and Indiana Jones all mixed into one. The story is based on Mayan mythology. It follows the same path as the Percy Jackson series did, however, no one is a demi-god. It is about a boy named Max. He is a spoiled,brat of a child. He gets pampered by his mother and over looked by his father. He gets frustrated because his parents miss almost every moment of his life because they are archeologists. max says they spend more time with the dead Mayan civilization then with their own son. One day, he is supposed to go to a brat camp called Camp Wilderness, when his maid, Zita, gives him a ticket to San Xavier, where his parents are. He arrives in San Xavier only to arrive in the monsoon season. He goes to his estranged Uncle and learns that his father and mother are missing. Strange mysteries, a girl named Lola and the Jaguar Stones await him. Check it out in the library, written by Jon Voelkel.