The Chosen One — Nicole Storey

Eleven-year-old Gage Gilbert is autistic, loves Halloween, and has no friends. He longs to share real adventures â€" not just those conjured in his head. A mysterious key leads him to Eve, a young witch from another world called Grimsley Hollow. It's a place where all magical beings live in safety and peace, but their realm is in trouble. Gage is the only one who can save them from a nefarious witch who has taken control. And the human world is next on her list. With Eve's help (along with a potty-mouthed pixy, a trouble-making werewolf, a half-vampire, and a couple of dragons) Gage travels to Grimsley Hollow and together, they embark on a journey that will change them all. It's a deadly race against evil, where extraordinary creatures stalk the land under a harvest moon and nightmarish monsters take form. Gage wanted friends and adventure, but had no idea they would come at such a dangerous price. The Chosen One is the first book in the Grimsley Hollow series.