So much has been
written about these historical figures, whether they were real or imagined, and
so many movies and books have translated the tales of this famous band of
thieves. The stories themselves have been romanticized to a point where, when
we picture Robin Hood, he’s wearing green clothing, tights, pointy shoes, and a
cap with a feather in it. Nice. So me, being me, changed a few facts around,
played with different ideas, toyed with names, got my hands calloused and
dirty, then took aim and fired off an original Robin Hood story toward my
adolescent target audience. Bull’s eye. At least, I hope so.
Book Excerpt:
Amanda Sault silently studied the
words she just scrawled: May 1st,
1214—Games and songs and revelry, act as the cloak of devilry. So that an
English legend may give to the poor, we must travel to Nottingham to even the
score.
She frowned. She was the Scribe.
Amanda knew that meant she was supposed to understand what this riddle meant.
But she didn’t have a clue. All she knew was that she, her four annoying
classmates, and two offbeat adults were standing in what was left of the lost
continent of Atlantis and they were supposed to be the Timekeepers, the
legendary time travelers handpicked by destiny to keep Earth’s history safe
from evil. But no one had told them how they were supposed to do it.
Their problem: no matter what
happened—good or bad—they weren’t supposed to mess with the past. Period. Dot.
End of story. Amanda felt hot liquid build in her throat. Her thumb traced the
words of the arcane riddle. Their first Timekeeper mission. Amanda knew this
wasn’t the end of the story.
This was just the beginning.
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