The Magickers — Emily Drake

CAMP RAVENWYNG

When an injury during soccer camp tryouts sidelined eleven-year-old Jason Adrian, he was certain he was doomed to a miserable summer. But his English teacher unexpectedly came to his rescue. She'd entered an essay of Jason's in a special contest. And he'd won the chance to go to Camp Ravenwyng, a new place offering a free summer stay to kids with creativity and imagination. With his teacher's assurances that it was a wonderful opportunity, even his overprotective stepmother couldn't refuse.

So Jason found himself on a funky little bus with a small group of kids and two eccentric-looking counselors. The ride to Ravenwyng was the first tip-off that this wasn't your run-of-the-mill camp--not when they suddenly went from nowhere to somewhere and night and day became totally confused in the process.

That was only the beginning. For Camp Ravenwyng was built on the border of a land that was about to become a battleground between the Ravenwyngers -- otherwise know as the Magickers--and their ancient enemies, the Dark Hand of Brennard. And the only hope the Magickers had of winning was to teach Jason and his fellow campers to master their magical powers before the Hand attacked....