Grave Danger (Confessions of a Dork Lord, Book 2)

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This hilarious, illustrated middle-grade sequel, combining the humor of Diary of a Wimpy Kid with the action of The Last Kids on Earth, follows a hapless warlock-in-training as he struggles to live up to his great and terrible destiny. Remember Wick Son of the Dark Lord, heir to the throne of black and broken glass, and next in line to be the leader of the Grim World Well, after a major spell gone wrong, he finds himself kicked out of his own castle and shipped off as an exchange student. As if Middle Ages School wasn't hard enough already! Follow Wick through the pages of his journal as he comes up with a genius plan to defeat his foes, achieve greatness . . . and maybe even make a new friend in the process.

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"Readers will slip easily . . . into this fantasy-shaded tale of the struggles of a snarky underdog . . . Alts illustrations add an amusing touch."Kirkus Reviews

Author Bio

As a child and a teen, Mike Johnston was an avid reader of science fiction and fantasy. And when he wasn't reading, he was busy playing Dungeons and Dragons, which is basically still a lot of reading. He was the original Dork Lord, but was not yet ready to embrace that fate. Instead, he studied architecture and ancient history and worked as an architect in New York City and Los Angeles, but he never gave up on his dream of writing books about a young Dark Lord.He lives with his wife and daughter in Los Angeles. Visit Mike online atmichaeljohnstonauthor.com.

Marta Alts is the author and illustrator of many books for children, including the picture books My Grandpa, Little Monkey, and Five More Minutes. She received her MA in children's book illustration at the Cambridge School of Art, and she lives in London. Learn more atmarta-altes.com or follow her on Instagram @martaltes.