Jeremy Shuttle Series by Jeffrey M. Daniels Book 1 & 2 Reviews! and FREE BOOK Giveaway

Book One:

Jeremy Shuttle is a reasonably normal boy of twelve.  Sure he talks to ants, but so far they haven’t kept up their end of the conversation.  He lives with his Mom, having never met his Dad.  His Mom has promised him the whole story for his 13^th birthday.  Jeremy is especially talented at two things, drawing and asking weird “What if?” questions.  He amazes his Mom and his best friend, Natalie, with the first and annoys his classmates with the second, including his “arch-enemy”, Eddie Vane.

Heading home from school, Jeremy noticed a strange art store manned by an even stranger shopkeeper.  The man questions Jeremy about something called the “collective unconscious”, asks him for a sketch and gives Jeremy a lovely new sketchbook.  The next day, Eddie picks on Natalie in class and Jeremy rises to her defense, embarrassing Eddie and earning himself a beating in the locker room.  Drawing away his frustration, Jeremy and Natalie find that his drawing has become real…and more kids than Eddie are hurt.

Give the power to make anything you draw become real into the hands of an imaginative 12-year old boy and fantastic adventures are bound to happen.  But Natalie notices a sinister pattern; every time Jeremy uses the book he gets into greater danger.  She tries to get him to stop and, predictably, he ignores her.  Jeremy hits on the idea to use the sketchbook to bring back his missing Dad.  This final time, his Mom and Natalie are drawn into the peril and it will take the three of them, with help from a surprising source, to escape the danger.

“What If?” is the first volume in the Jeremy Shuttle Adventures trilogy.  It’s part fantasy adventure and part mystery as Jeremy searches for clues about his Dad and learns that the answers to some “What if?” questions are perilous.  The strength of the tale lies in the three main characters, Jeremy, his Mom and Natalie and the relationships they build and share.

Book Two:

More certain than ever that his Dad is still alive and needs his help to rescue him, Jeremy Shuttle convinces his Mom and Natalie to help him research the mystery of William Shuttle’s disappearance 13 years ago.  Before they begin, Jeremy tries the sketchbook one more time, placing himself in Washington D.C., where he is pursued by two ominous men and is shocked by a new discovery.

The knowledge prompts Teresa Shuttle to start the search immediately.  The trio head to France, where William was looking for a special artifact for an unknown client when he disappeared.  They meet a Capitaine of the Police Nationale, a man who seems to have intimate knowledge of Jeremy’s Dad and his client, but refuses to do more than offer warnings of danger.

Undeterred, the three make for the caves of Ardѐche, the last place William was seen.  Two surprises await them before they can make it to the caves, one of a sinister nature and one of impossible ramifications.  Time now becomes critical as the trio races to unravel the mystery of William’s vanishing.

Jeremy is forced to employ the sketchbook once more, leaving Natalie and his Mom in terrible danger while transporting himself into a strange land and meeting someone who appears to be his Dad.  Winding his way through fantastic and improbable situations, Jeremy gains a greater understanding of the power behind the sketchbook…and the forces attempting to seize that power.

“What Next?” continues Jeremy Shuttle’s fantastic journey to find his missing Dad and uncover the truth about the power of the sketchbook.  Real and unreal blur, but the peril increases for Jeremy and those around him.  It’s a fast-paced adventure that will constantly make you ask, “What next?”

Jeffrey’s parents moved down to Florida from New York just in time to make him a native Floridian…one of the few remaining in the state from that halcyon era of the 60′

Born on May 27, 1960, under the prescient sign of Gemini, he began a lifelong love of reading and words. The former started with comic books, which he still enjoys, and continued on through many visits to the library (remember those?). The latter, his love of words, took shape early as well.

Due to multiple beatings from his Grandma at the game of Scrabble, he began reading Webster’s unabridged dictionary and then her complete collection of World Book encyclopedia (remember those?). Though these did not transform him into a marvel of modern knowledge, he did manage to finally beat his Grandma a few times at Scrabble.

His family often commented that he should either become a lawyer or a comedian. Since it would be decades before he would see TV shows such as Night Court or Boston Legal, he decided there was little future in being a funny lawyer and so turned to the unrelated field of Accounting (he was good at math). Just a few short months into his time at the University of Florida, he became convinced of the horror of his decision and he promptly switched to Advertising. He maintains to this day it was not the low grades and preference for enjoying all the outdoor activities that suggested the switch.

He made a short job hunting trip up to New York (where else do you go with an Advertising degree?), unwisely choosing to travel in late January, and discovered two things: Everyone in New York owned an overcoat and every car in New York City was yellow. Three things, if you count the frozen toes. Thankfully, he was unsuccessful in securing work there. After several years in an advertising position with a large retail chain back in Florida, he decided to try again at the aborted Accounting degree, this time with less distractions and greater success.

Jeffrey’s career in writing, began with tear-inducing messages on family holiday cards, continued as editor of his college dorm newsletter and on through various advertising positions. Despite the self-infliction of many years of Finance and Accounting work, he managed to squeeze out a regular newsletter for his Finance group whose sole purpose was to make its readers laugh. Needless to say, it had nothing to do with Accounting.

After a return to advertising and creative, Jeffrey finally finished his often-talked about fantasy adventure novel, What If?, the first book in a trilogy around a young boy, Jeremy Shuttle, who is given a sketchbook that makes everything he draws in it become real.

Jeffrey currently lives comfortably in South Florida, driving with his car windows down and wondering why so many people complain about the humidity.

My Reviews:
These were excellent books. I remember reading the choose your own ending books when I was younger. These books are like that because you never know what is going to really happen. The limit is anything that Jeremy can Draw. These books are great for the imagination and I can not wait until the next book comes out. I can not wait to read these with my niece and nephew and have them draw something. This is a great book to read and escape to another place. I am giving these books each a 5/5. I was given copies to review, however all opinions are my own.

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