{"product_id":"minecraft-woodsword-chroniclesisbn-9781984850515","title":"Minecraft Woodsword Chronicles","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first official chapter book series based on Minecraft!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe adventures continue in the third official Minecraft chapter book based on one of the most popular video games of all time. As Ash, Morgan, and three of their fellow Minecraft players, who can actually enter the game, take a deep dive into the Aquatic biome, they find a world filled with beauty and wonder. A treasure map promises adventure and the opportunity to explore--but it could also be a trap set by the mysterious Evoker King. With air running low, will they survive to find out?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2019 Mojang AB and Mojang Synergies AB.  MINECRAFT and MOJANG are trademarks or registered trademarks of Mojang Synergies AB.\u003cb\u003eNick Eliopulos\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer who lives in Brooklyn (as many writers do). He likes to spend half his free time reading and the other half gaming. He cowrote the Adventurers Guild series with his best friend and works as a narrative designer for a small video game studio. After all these years, Endermen still give him the creeps.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLuke Flowers\u003c\/b\u003e is an author\/illustrator living in Colorado Springs with his wife and three children. He is grateful to have had the opportunity to illustrate forty-five books since 2014, when he began his lifelong dream of illustrating children's books. Luke has also written and illustrated a best-selling book series called \u003ci\u003eMoby Shinobi\u003c\/i\u003e. When he's not illustrating in his creative cave, he enjoys performing puppetry, playing basketball, and going on adventures with his family.\u003cb\u003eFive figures floated in a vast sea of blue. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Below them was a strange structure. It was unlike anything that existed on earth. Part pyramid and part fortress, it squatted on the seafloor and stretched far into the distance. The structure was a gross shade of green.\u003cb\u003e It looked almost poisonous. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But the structure was also grand. It all but dared them to enter. \u003cbr\u003e The figures hovered quietly before it. \u003cb\u003eThey couldn’t talk underwater.\u003c\/b\u003e But even if they could, the massive monument might have awed them into silence. The only sounds came from the air bubbles quietly purring, popping, and gurgling around them. \u003cbr\u003e One of them held up a map. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe map showed a big red X. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e They all looked from the monument to the map and back again. \u003cbr\u003e The figure with the map put it away and nodded in the direction of the structure. Colorful sea creatures drifted past. The five kicked their legs and swam deeper. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe monument and all its many mysteries awaited. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Harper Houston held her breath. She strained her eyes in the moonlight. \u003cb\u003eShe knew the white-and-green-speckled eggs sitting in the sand would hatch soon.\u003c\/b\u003e And she didn’t want to miss a moment of it. \u003cbr\u003e Harper had seen many amazing things over the last several weeks. That’s how long she and her friends had been using \u003cb\u003especial VR headsets\u003c\/b\u003e to visit a virtual world. They weren’t playing Minecraft anymore. \u003cb\u003eThey were living Minecraft.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e It was all so real.\u003c\/b\u003e She could feel the sand beneath her feet. She could hear the \u003ci\u003esnap\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ecrackle\u003c\/i\u003e of her torch. And she could see cracks appearing on the sea turtle eggs they’d found on the beach. \u003cbr\u003e “I wish I could take a picture of this,” her friend Po Chen said. “Can you say ‘seashore eggshell selfie’ five times fast?” \u003cb\u003ePo liked to change his appearance in the game.\u003c\/b\u003e Tonight he was dressed for the beach, with swim trunks, snorkeling gear, an inflatable float wrapped around his waist, and a shirt that only a dad would wear. \u003cbr\u003e “I wish I could bring a turtle home with us,” said Jodi Mercado. \u003cb\u003e“I just know they’re going to be adorable.”\u003c\/b\u003e Jodi was the youngest member of the group. She had a soft spot for animals. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e“I wish they’d hurry up and hatch,”\u003c\/b\u003e Ash Kapoor said. “We can’t stay on this beach forever.” Ash loved exploration. She wanted to see everything there was to see in this digital land. She didn’t do a lot of standing around, either here or in the real world. \u003cbr\u003e “I wish you would be quiet,” Jodi’s older brother Morgan said, shushing them. \u003cb\u003e“It isn’t safe at night. Anything could be out there.”\u003c\/b\u003e Morgan played more Minecraft than any of them. His knowledge frequently came in handy. And he was very serious about keeping the others safe. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eHarper smiled to herself.\u003c\/b\u003e All of her friends were wishing for something. She didn’t have anything to wish for, though. To her, this moment was perfect just as it was. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe eggs hatched, one after another.\u003c\/b\u003e Tiny baby sea turtles emerged to crawl along the sand. The friends all took a step back. \u003cbr\u003e “That way, little guys,” Harper said, pointing to the ocean. \u003cb\u003e“Go swim!”\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Harper knew a bit about real-life sea turtles. She knew that hatchlings immediately made their way across the sand and into the ocean. She assumed Minecraft sea turtles would do the same thing. \u003cbr\u003e “I was right,” said Jodi. “They are one hundred percent adorable.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e“But they sound weird,”\u003c\/b\u003e Po added. \u003cbr\u003e Harper strained her ears. She heard a low growl nearby. “I don’t think that sound is coming from the turtles,” she warned. \u003cbr\u003e Morgan hopped in alarm. \u003cb\u003e“Zombies!”\u003c\/b\u003e he cried. \u003cbr\u003e There were four zombies in total. They appeared at the tree line where the forest met the beach. They raised their arms, groaned, and stepped onto the sand. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e“Will they hurt the babies?”\u003c\/b\u003e Jodi asked. She knew less than the others did about Minecraft’s hazards. She usually just ran toward the cute mobs and away from the ones she called yucky. \u003cbr\u003e “No, they won’t,” said Ash. \u003cb\u003e“Because we’ll stop them.”\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Harper nodded. Ash was right to be confident. As a team, they’d been on several adventures together. \u003cb\u003eThey had built a castle, defeated hostile mobs, and even saved a village by helping some monsters.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e And Harper had a new tool she was eager to try. She held up a bow and lined up her shot. \u003cbr\u003e “Nice!” said Po. “Where’d you get a bow?” \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e“I made it,”\u003c\/b\u003e Harper answered. “With a few sticks, and strings from a spider’s web.” For Harper, nothing beat the thrill of making something useful. \u003cbr\u003e Although the thrill of defeating hordes of zombies came very close. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eShe let an arrow fly. \u003c\/b\u003eIt met its mark, striking a zombie right in the chest. At the same time, the rest of the group ran forward and attacked with their swords. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e“I’ll have to make bows for the rest of you,”\u003c\/b\u003e she said. She fired another arrow. “It’s much nicer fighting those things from a safe distance.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e“No kidding!”\u003c\/b\u003e said Po. He dodged as a zombie swiped at him. “Anytime you want to trade spots, just let me know.” \u003cbr\u003e Harper chuckled. She knew Po wasn’t in any real danger. It would take more than a few zombies to scare her. \u003cbr\u003e But then a \u003cb\u003elow moan\u003c\/b\u003e sounded at her back. It didn’t make sense. Harper was standing on the beach. She had the ocean behind her. How could anything sneak up on her from that direction? \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eShe turned to see a creature rising from the surface of the water.\u003c\/b\u003e At first, she thought it was another zombie. But there was something different about it. Its skin was a sickly shade of blue. Limp strands of seaweed hung from its head. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e“It’s a drowned!”\u003c\/b\u003e cried Morgan. \u003cbr\u003e “A what?” said Harper. She took several quick steps to distance herself from the slimy mob. \u003cbr\u003e “A drowned is like an underwater zombie,” Ash shouted from across the beach. She swung her sword at one of the regular zombies. \u003cbr\u003e “It’s not underwater at the moment,” Harper pointed out. \u003cbr\u003e “It’s drawn to the baby turtles,” Morgan said. \u003cb\u003eHe jumped to avoid a zombie’s grasp.\u003c\/b\u003e “Harper, you have to stop it!” \u003cbr\u003e Harper saw that Morgan was right. The drowned was ignoring her and shuffling toward the turtles\u003cb\u003e. It would catch them before they could make it to the water.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e All of her friends had their hands full. It was up to Harper. \u003cbr\u003e She fired an arrow at the monster’s back. \u003cb\u003eDirect hit!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The drowned flashed red. It uttered a fearsome groan and turned to face her. \u003cbr\u003e “Well, I got its attention,” Harper said. It lurched toward her. \u003cb\u003e“Uh-oh.”\u003c\/b\u003e Harper lifted her bow as the creature came at her. But she was out of arrows. \u003cbr\u003e “Don’t panic,” she said. “You’ve still got a—” \u003cbr\u003e Harper held up . . . \u003cb\u003ea loaf of bread\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCooked salmon. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA block of wool. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Her square eyes toggled back and forth in exasperation.\u003ci\u003e I really need to organize my inventory, \u003c\/i\u003eshe thought. \u003cbr\u003e The drowned was almost close enough to slash her. Leading it away from the baby turtles, she backed up all the way to the line of trees at the edge of the beach. \u003cbr\u003e A low hissing sound came from the forest. \u003cb\u003eIt was the sound of a creeper, about to explode.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “Oh no,” Harper said. She had nowhere to run. The drowned was right in front of her, blocking her escape. She could see past it, though. She watched the baby sea turtles make it to the water. They scuttled into the ocean.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAt least she’d been able to save them. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e That was her last thought before the creeper blew up.","brand":"Random House Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303018483941,"sku":"NP9781984850515","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781984850515.jpg?v=1730752757","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/minecraft-woodsword-chroniclesisbn-9781984850515","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}