Chapter Books & Novels
Here you’ll find info on Aaron Shepard’s chapter books, novels, and mini-novels, featuring humor, fantasy, and the supernatural. (Mini-novels are short books for older readers.) For email notice of new books, subscribe to Aaron’s Update.
Skyhook World Classics
The Mountain of Marvels
A Celtic Tale of Magic
Retold from The Mabinogion
When a magical lady weds a noble king, both must face a sorcerer’s revenge. Skyhook World Classics #1. Ages 10 and up.
The Songs of Power
A Northern Tale of Magic
Retold from the Kalevala
Two magical heroes vie for the hand of a sorceress’s daughter. Skyhook World Classics #2. Ages 10 and up.
The Magic Flyswatter
A Superhero Tale of Africa
Retold from the Mwindo Epic
Mwindo’s father, the chief, wants to get rid of him, but Mwindo has other ideas. Skyhook World Classics #3. Ages 10 and up.
The Monkey King
A Superhero Tale of China
Retold from The Journey to the West
After gaining both immortality and magic powers, Monkey challenges Heaven itself. Skyhook World Classics #4. Ages 10 and up.
The Swan Knight
A Medieval Legend
Retold from Wagner’s Lohengrin
In a boat pulled by a swan, a knight arrives to rescue and marry a duke's daughter—but only if she promises never to ask his name. Skyhook World Classics #5. Ages 10 and up.
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The Man Who Sang to Ghosts
A Japanese Legend
Retold from the Story of Hoichi and
Based on The Tale of the Heike
A blind bard meets the ghostly heroes of his own songs. Ages 10 and up.
Timothy Tolliver and the Bully Basher
Fourth-grade inventor Timothy Tolliver finds a way to bring his robot to life to protect him and his friend from bullies—if only now he can keep it under control. Ages 8–11.