About THE TRAITOR KING
Latest News: THE TRAITOR KING is now available on Kindle and Nook for under $5! Or check out the new paperback edition.
The Traitor King is a finalist for the Colorado Book Award!
"You MUST read this book. And, if you're like me, when you're finished you'll be desperately asking Todd Mitchell for the sequel."
—TeensReadToo.com (Starred Review Click here to read the complete review.)
"Humor, menace, and mystery suffuse this fast-paced tale... New surprises and plot twists keep readers enthralled, because nothing -librarians, skeletal pursuers, or hard-drinking dads- is exactly as it seems. This well-written tale is a must for most fantasy readers."
—School Library Journal
"Mitchell effectively blends the contemporary New England and the world of Irish myths in this heart-pounding tale."
—Booklist
"Funny,
sly, surprising, and wise . . . The Traitor King is all
of this and more. Long live the Manananns!!!"
—Lauren Myracle (Bestselling
author of TTYL and
Eleven)
"A deliciously magical book -it has all the stuff I've always looked for in the ideal book..."
—Laura Resau (author of What the Moon Saw)
"...combines classic fairy-myth elements with quirky family dynamics and two likeable protagonists, to fine effect... a purely fun journey, infused with enough humor to keep the pages turning."
—Publishers Weekly
"A delightful addition to the body of fantasy literature." —Blatantly Honest Book Reviews (rated "ADVISABLE" for school library purchase)
"[The Traitor King] blew me away. The dialogue is rich and clean, and Darren's perspective as an almost 12-year-old is perfectly captured... unpredictable, imaginative, and astonishing. I was riveted..."
—Jessica Benes,
Loveland Daily Reporter-Herald
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A Big Family Secret . . .
Darren
and Jackie Mananann have always known there was something a little
strange about their family . . . but it isn't until an unexpected
presence propels them into a fantastical mystery that they discover how
truly unusual and eerily powerful the Mananann family is. Things that
once seemed ordinary —flowerpots, librarians, plates of
cookies— suddenly have extraordinary meanings. And places
that once seemed safe —trees in the forest, a fireplace in
the den, a secret passage— are suddenly no longer safe.
One of Darren and Jackie's uncles has
disappeared, and in order to save him they must unravel all the clues
and signs that surround the Manananns's deepest, darkest secret
—a secret that spans two very different
worlds.
For the Manananns, mystery runs in the
family. But where will this mystery lead?
New books:
My second novel, The Secret to Lying e-book, paperback, and audio book versions are now available!
The Secret to Lying is the story of James, a high school sophomore who, upon getting into a boarding school where no one knows him, decides to completely re-invent himself as
the person he's always dreamed of being. But when James's
life becomes a lie, strange things start to happen. Think The Catcher in the Rye
meets The Matrix and add a dose of romance. This book has taken me over five years to write, but it was worth it.
LINKS! If you've seen the light and know that YA books are the best donuts in the box, here are some other sites to check out:
www.teensreadtoo.com
www.ilanawrites.com
www.lauraresau.com
Laura Resau's fabulous blog
www.laurenmyracle.com
Natasha Wing's brilliant blog
www.agoodaddiction.blogspot.com