Facing the Beast Within: the Anxiety of Cameron Poole
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~ ~ Winner of the 2023 International Book Award for Children’s Fiction ~ ~
Cameron Poole has a problem, a big problem: He’s a bully magnet who struggles with anxiety. Being the smallest sixth-grader at his summer camp, everything around him triggers his anxiety, his Beast. That’s bad enough, but when Cameron learns that mythical monsters are trying to invade his camp, things go from bad to worse.
Malphas, a demon from a parallel world, is bringing his monster army to Camp Pontchartrain to start his invasion. Cameron and his unusual collection of friends are chosen to stop Malphas before it’s too late.
But in order to stop the Malphas, Demon Lord of Agartha, Cameron must face his worst nightmares while trying to keep his friends safe. Can Cameron control his anxiety and confront his Beast while battling an army of gremlins, banshees, gargoyles, demons, and other nightmarish monsters.
Buckle up and get ready for a thrilling adventure!
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About the author
New York Times bestselling author Mark Cheverton grew up in Southern California, going through high school and college. After college, Mark taught high school Physics and Math for many years. While teaching, he earned a Master's degree in Physics and conducted research on planetary atmospherics. After moving to the east coast, he started doing research for a Fortune 100 company in the fields of machine vision and additive manufacturing.
While working as a researcher, he self-published his first MINECRAFT-inspired novel, "Invasion of the Overworld," in 2013, a novel also inspired by his son. He didn't really expect the book to be significant, but when it reached #29 on Amazon's Top 100, the publishers started calling; Mark knew he'd struck a nerve with kids.
After 10 years, Mark has written 26 novels, many of which appearing on the New York Times, USA Today, and Publisher's Weekly bestsellers lists. They've been published in 31 countries, translated into 27 languages, and over 2 million copies have been sold worldwide.
Currently, Mark is working on a middle-grade fantasy series called The Order of the Stones series. Book 1, "Facing the Beast Within," will be published in September 2023, with Book 2, "Cameron and the Shadow-wraiths," being released in 2024.
