Kung Fu Shuffle — Christine L. Szymanski

The Mystery Times series is geared towards male readers with short, action pack stories that are filled with laughs, fights, and references to things that interest today's males. While educating them in historical times, places, cultures, and people, they won't even notice they are learning. "Hello, I'm Ronald and while playing in our Uncle Derrick's hologram machine, something went terribly wrong. Now we're stuck as we battle our way through time, with each mystery we solve, my older brother, Zachary, my younger sister Alyssia, and our Dad, are all hoping to finally beat the game and be sent home. And if that is not enough, our Mom is also searching for her missing brother back home and helping us as much as she can to beat the game. We have to try to look out for the deadly, Black Shadow, that's been programmed into the game. He can be anyone in this alternate universe because he has the power to shape shift at will. But don't worry, with our unique gifts and smarts, we'll find our way back...I hope "