Drawbridge — Graeme Butz

Newly arrived at the prestigious but mysterious Kings Keep Academy, twelve-year-old country boy Alec is almost immediately suspicious of the boarding school, its rules, its staff, and some of his fellow students. Nothing seems quite right and at first he is resolved to return home rather than face the confusing, occasionally frightening, new life awaiting him. Whom can he trust? Why does the school function so differently from other schools? What are the mysteries of the school lagoon? Are the characters that Alec encounters when alone real, or imaginary? Drawbridge introduces the main characters of the Kings Keep series, as well as the settings that will excite, terrify and mystify them on their life adventures as they are drawn towards the incredible climax in the final book.