Jason R Lady
Author of fantasy and science fiction for young readers
"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest of men." -Roald Dahl
Books by Jason
My NEW Book-COMING FEBRUARY 20, 2025!
What's it About???
A trio of 8th graders are invited to a mysterious school club only to have the faculty sponsor angrily insist it will never be an active club again.
Intrigued, Abby, Brett, and Maxine begin investigating and quickly find themselves pulled into an adventure unlike anything they could have imagined.
Hidden clubhouses, a sentient computer program, and a man who vanishes from sight are just the beginning.
In-over-their-heads, struggling to work together and master powers they never asked for, they become the world’s only hope against a resurging evil threatening to plunge the Earth into never-ending cold and darkness.
The latest adventure in the wacky and imagination-expanding Magic Pen Adventure series!
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What's it About???
Rachel is dreading middle school. She’s heard the older kids are mean, and the schoolwork harder. She thinks an endless summer would solve her problems. Inspired by her stuffed animals, Rachel draws characters to make her dream come true: The Timeduck, a wizard who has power to control time, and Attack Pig, a bodyguard to protect her. Rachel has no idea she is drawing with a magic pen. Before she knows it, the drawings come to life!
As the Timeduck works his magic, Rachel’s problems multiply. She finds herself contending with repeating days, pastry-eating hedgehogs, and cracks in time. The Timeduck is consumed with fulfilling his mission regardless of who it hurts. With the help of her best friend, dramatic theater kid Cooper, and her noble bodyguard Attack Pig, Rachel must outwit the Timeduck before irreparable harm is done to time itself!
Accepted to the 2021 Ohioana Book Festival!
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What's it About???
Before Monster Problems, there is Super Problems, the story of how Blue Hood first learned of the magic pen. Scott draws the comic book adventures of himself, Blue Hood, and their friends as the Alpaca Defense Squad fighting their archenemy the evil Stinky Sock. No one knows Scott’s using a magic pen and everything he draws becomes real. The middle schoolers and an alpaca named Bruce are thrown into a real-life superhero adventure! At first, they think it’s great. They’re living their superhero fantasy! What more could superhero fans want? But saving the day is not as easy as it looks! The Stinky Sock is a clever nemesis, and Bruce the alpaca is obnoxious and demanding. The Alpaca Defense Squad must unite as a team, master their powers, put up with Bruce, and solve their super problem…before the Stinky Sock rules the world!
Accepted to the 2020 Ohioana Book Festival and the 2020 Kentucky Book Festival!
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What's it About???
Sixth grader Brad makes the mistake of drawing instead of paying attention in class. When Brad’s parents ground him from drawing, his bratty little brother Daley rubs it in. Later that night, Brad is surprised when a mysterious crow delivers a pen to his bedroom window. Missing his beloved drawing and frustrated with his brother, Brad uses the pen to draw a Daley-Destroyer, a giant slimy green creature that he envisions “getting” Daley. To Brad’s surprise, the pen is a magic pen, and the Daley-Destroyer comes to life, just as he imagined it, slime and all, and starts going after Daley! To makes things worse, only he and Daley can see it! Can Brad erase his monster problem before it’s too late?