I am so excited that THE MAGNIFICENT GLASS GLOBE by N.R. Bergeson is available now and that I get to share the news!
If you havenât yet heard about this wonderful book by Author N.R. Bergeson, be sure to check out all the details below.
This blitz also includes a giveaway for a finished copy of the book and a DVD of Jumanji, courtesy of Tantrum Bookss and Rockstar Book Tours. So if youâd like a chance to win, enter in the Rafflecopter at the bottom of this post.
About The Book:
Title: THE MAGNIFICENT GLASS GLOBE
Author: N.R. Bergeson
Pub. Date: April 10, 2017
Publisher: TantrumBooks
Format: Paperback, eBook
Pages: 273
Eleven-year-old Mary Tucker dreams of visiting the Amazon. But if her father, a museum curator, has his way, she might be a grandmother before she ever gets the chance.
One day, while mischievously exploring the museumâs warehouse with her brother Ike and best friend Helen, Mary stumbles across an old travel trunk belonging to her grandfather.
Inside, they discover an nondescript glass globe. Curious about the simple object, Mary touches the globe, and is shocked when the room is suddenly consumed by the most amazing view of Earth.
The magnificent globe lets the friends zoom closer and closer toward the earthâs surface, eventually bringing them close enough to touch the trees. That's when the globe entirely disappears, and they find themselves falling.
Suddenly, they're far from home, in place that's either a paradise, or the place where they will die.
Sleep, water, and food become precious and scarce. A native tribe may hold the keys to their survival as well as clues to help them get back home. But it wonât be easy. The rain forest is a big place, and when others find out what the globe can do, Mary, Ike and Helen will need a plan, allies, and a little luck.
Excerpt:
âDad, I really want to go to the Amazon!â she blurted out. âYou know my twelfth birthday is coming up next year. Maybe we could make it a family trip?â
âNow hold on there, Mary,â Dad interrupted with a laugh. âWeâve talked about this time and time again. You know how expensive and difficult it is to take a big trip like that.â
âI know, but Iâll do anything you ask. I can do extra chores for a year, or I could ⦠â
Mary could tell by the smile on his face that he wasnât taking her seriously.
âDad, if we send Mary to the Amazon, can I have her room?â Ike asked.
âNobodyâs going to the Amazon,â said Dad. âFor crying out loud, your own father runs one of the biggest museums in all of South Carolina. We can enjoy places without actually having to go there.â
âBut Dad! Please? Will you at least think about it?â Mary begged.
âIâm sorry, my girl,â Dad said. âBut the only place weâre traveling to right now is home for dinner. If we donât get there soon, your mother might banish me to the Amazon. Letâs not hear any more about this traveling nonsense, okay?â
âYes, sir,â Mary said, deflated.
There had to be some way to convince him. Pestering Dad for months on end to let her travel was clearly not working. âNot until youâre older,â she was always told. But Mary didnât think she could be that patient. It wouldnât be easy to convince Dad to change his mind, and she knew her dream was a big one. But she was smart enough to find away. Maybe she was just going about all wrong. Maybe if she started smaller â¦
âIf we canât go to the Amazon, could we at least go to Disneyworld?â she asked, flashing her father a big smile.
âOooohhh, Iâd like to second that motion,â Ike said, also beaming.
âI volunteer to come as a chaperone,â Helen offered.
âWhy me?â Dad said, raising both hands into the air while talking toward the sky.
Mary and Ike laughed as they said goodbye to Helen, who waited as her father, the museumâs head of security, locked up the building.
Iâll find a way to convince him, Mary told herself as she buckled her seatbelt.
If there was a way, sheâd figure it out. After all, sheâd never given up on anything before.
About N.R.:
N. R. (Nils) Bergeson is the author of the âMagnificent Glass Globeâ series. Nils was born in California but spent his childhood at the foot of the beautiful mountains of northern Utah. From an early age, he was fascinated with the wider world, prompting him to earn a degree in international studies from Utah State University, followed by a Masterâs degree in Public Administration/International Management from the Monterey Institute of International Studies. He knew early on that his interests were as wide as the world itself, and that heâd find real joy living overseas. Since 2002, Nils has only spent four years living in the United States. He was a missionary in Siberia, spent time in Romania as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer, and has worked for several years in Colombia, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, and now Indonesia as a U.S. diplomat/international development worker. Heâs traveled to more than 60 countries with his wife, Emily, and their three young children. Nilsâ love for writing, which began in the second grade, complements his globetrotting ways well. He hopes his writing will instill a desire in his readers to take advantage of modern opportunities to see the world, learn new languages, and expand their cultural experiences. We live in a wonderful world, and itâs just waiting for us to see it.
Giveaway Details:
1 winner will receive a paperback of THE MAGNIFICENT GLASS GLOBE & A DVD of Jumanji, US Only.
The giveaway will be open until April 11th at 12:00 a.m. Eastern.
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