HENRY FICKLE AND THE SECRET LABORATORY
*BOOK ONE*
by: Michele Mack
Illustrations by: James Browne
Middle-Grade, Fantasy Fiction (ages 8 & up)
ISBN: 978-0-9667747-1-X
WILLOW CREEK HAS A SECRET ... which is carefully contained within the town's limits for fear of it leaking to big-city newspapers. They couldn't deal with it if anyone found out about Henry Fickle.
Fickle used to live in the rickety house perched on the hill at the end of Windy Drive. Once a worthy-looking structure with its massive iron gates, the house was now deteriorated and abandoned.
The story had been told so many times that nobody was quite certain what the truth was anymore.
Supposedly, Ralph Picit, the mailman, had delivered a large package to Fickle's house, and nobody had seen or heard of Fickle since. He had vanished mysteriously, leaving no trace of what happened.
But this baffling confection of a story begins to unfold when five kids team together on a dazzling and delightful adventure in search of Fickle and his hidden laboratory.
In this engaging page-turner, they discover not only a note written in emerald-green ink, an ancient scroll, and the unveiling of Fickle's brilliant inventions, but an incredible challenge that's been waiting for them ... if they accept the offer.
