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Ladies and Gentlemen:
I humbly present to you The Magic Coin, which is probably the
first children’s urban fantasy novel ever written that features
an African-American boy as the central protagonist. The children
take a mesmerizing journey into a world in the far reaches of
the universe and encounter otherworldly tensions that will keep
you on the edge of your chair.
In this, the first of a trilogy, a rascally gang of six abused
foster children of various races, all living in Savannah, Georgia,
are touched in a magical way after each one of them separately
finds a different gold coin. But it’s a twelve-year-old loser,
Walter Jones, who, in the process, learns to face his own personal
demons, that finds the magic coin.
Having given up on life, Walter is slated for extermination at
the hands of his dead kindergarten teacher, Thaddeus McGilligutty,
“The Professor,” who has a last-minute change of heart and risks
his decaying soul to help Walter redeem himself as being a worthy
human—and fit for living.
Walter then learns from fourth-grade boy genius Justin Finklestein
that America’s music is being ripped off by an evil alien, King
Choo-Tit-Moo. So Walter uses this opportunity to take his friends
into the outer galaxy, where they fight beside the good Slorpian
aliens, in defense of America.
Watch the children in this novel evolve from a pathetic state
to superheroes, including Walter, who is truly the first African-American
superhero kid. Even Rocket, their pet dog, transforms into a super
dog!
The mystery contained within the pages of this skillfully written
novel explodes with Patrick McWhorter’s exquisite fantasy illustrations,
the magical “CKC” characters, spectacular events, wondrous settings,
explosive battle scenes, and life-altering exploits, offering
hope for all of the world’s children who find themselves devoid
of pride and self-worth.
In the end, The Magic Coin is just what this racially divided
world needs to help heal massive amounts of social injustices
and deep levels of racial bigotry.
Now, let’s bust some aliens!
Peace out—
~ Charles K. Campbell, “CKC”
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