Matthew Kilgore

Simon Greenpants and the Wild Chase Matthew Kilgore

Ten-year old Simon loves stories of knights on heroic quests facing monsters and other dangers. He writes them and draws them...even during class. So when he faces down a pair of bullies in the school cafeteria, things don't go according to plan and Simon learns that even heroes get after school detention. The next day, one of the bullies, a boy named Rick, encounters Simon out walking and starts chasing him. Simon races into the woods near his home. While trying to get away, he stumbles and falls into a dark hole in the ground and awakens in another world...a magical world called Avalantia. Now his stories aren't just stories and Simon faces real dangers, but he does it with the help of new friends. When he agrees to help one of them, a girl named Chrysta, return a powerful magical object he must also keep it away from the greedy troll who must have it at all costs!Join Simon on his very first quest in a brand-new fantasy-adventure series from father and son writing team Shaun and Matthew Kilgore.