Pogwood:  A name known by few.  A place hidden from man, but revealed to a handful of children each century.  Endangered by man’s continual expansion into the forest, the fate of Pogwood, and its secret Fairy civilization of Knod, rests in the hands of four children.  Will the children be able to save Knod, or will this world, like many before it, become a mere shadow in the annals of time? BOOK 1:  Secrets of the Unseen Forest In 1918, a young boy named Gaelin Wentwood mysteriously disappears into the forest after the death of his parents.  Nearly a century later, the Mead family from New York City moves into Gaelin’s old farmhouse in the mountains. The eleven year old Mead twins, Hanna and David, discover the records of a secret society (The Pogwood Society) established by Gaelin and his best friend Ben.  Among these records is a map to a secret forest, Pogwood.  With the help of their reckless twelve year old neighbor, Isabella, and their curious little brother, Ali, the Mead children locate the mysterious hidden forest.  There, they discover a society of Cave Fairies suffering from a mysterious illness.  In their quest to save the Cave Fairies, the children find a colony of hideous giant centipedes, a lake with a secret, and a century- old man with a familiar name.  The children eventually solve the mystery of the great sickness, but will they be able to fix it before it’s too late?  With the fate of an entire civilization in their hands, the children battle forces both human and nonhuman in a race against time. In Secrets of the Unseen Forest, courage, intelligence, and determination wins out over the most overwhelming of odds. BOOK 2:  The Knollwood Rescue The Mead children and Isabella are just ending the school year when they learn that the forest next to Pogwood, Knollwood Forest, is about to be torn down to build a housing complex.  Disappointed about the loss of forest, but relieved that it isn't Pogwood, the children share this information with the Cave Fairies of Knod.  Punto, the scout of Knod, reveals Knollwood's hidden secret, that it is home to the Snow Fairies. Hibernating through the summer in holes under large trees, the Snow Fairies are helpless.  Will the children be able to save the Snow Fairies?  And, if they do, will the pale Snow Fairies and the dark Cave Fairies learn to get along, or will one of the two civilizations have to risk moving out into the dangers of the night forest, where bands of snarling carnicoons and giant flying Bondors threaten to wipe out their species? The Knollwood Rescue is about getting along with others who are different than yourself, and having the courage to stand up for your friends, even if they are different. BOOK 3:  Voices of the Deep (in progress) The Mead children return to Maple Hollow to spend the summer breathing fresh air and visiting Pogwood Forest.  While swimming in Pogwood Lake, the children hear cries echoing from the depths.  Using the methods of the Snow Fairies, the children dive into the deep waters, and discover the hidden world of the Lake Sprites.  The Lake Sprites are being held captive by a giant water creature displaced from Knollwood Lake by the construction.  This creature is even more cruel than the local bullies, Sammy and Kevin, that have teased Isabella for as long as she can remember.  When Sammy inadvertently ends up in Pogwood Forest, will the children of the Pogwood Society learn what lies deep beneath the surface of those who are cruel to others?  Will they be able to use what they learn to save the Lake Sprites from certain doom? Voices of the Deep is about how people come to be cruel to others, and how friendship can help them to overcome their anger in favor of kindness. BOOK 4:  The Pogwood Wars (upcoming) BOOK 5:  Quest for the Phantom City (upcoming)

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