The Kindling (Connor & The Chronicles of Altan)

By S R Astrada

13-year-old Connor has proven that he can meet life's trials. After all, his dad was killed in action four years earlier, awakening something inexplicable in the bullies who decided to target him. Carried through those hardships by the love for his mom, little brother Grayson, and his best friend Shadow, Connor will need to summon every ounce of inner strength to face his next big challenge. Following a series of domestic terror attacks, the U.S. decides to transform itself by sending all school-aged children to military school. Connor is selected to attend a First-Class Academy, an intense science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) based military training ground for future leaders. Far away from home, he has to navigate the demands of the Academy through his own ingenuity and the help of his new classmates. But just as he's on the cusp of true happiness, Connor's life is upended yet again. Savagely attacked in the woods by a group of general-class boys, he is forced to escape into a dark and strange world. Join in the adventure as Connor journeys from heartbreak and loneliness to friendship and happiness, propelled forward by his immense wellspring of courage and his conviction that good overcomes all obstacles in the end.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1792843283
• ISBN13: 9781792843280
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.6" x 6.0"