The Book Adventures of Emily: Book Review: Warrior Kids: A Tale of New Camelot by Michael J. Bowler

Warrior Kids

A Tale of New Camelot

By Michael J. Bowler

Genre: Middle Grade Fiction

Book Description:

The future looks bleak unless eighteen-year-old Lance and his New Camelot Earth Warriors can save the planet from catastrophic climate change.

Spurred by twelve year-olds Billy, Enya, Itzamna, and his ten-year-old brother, Chris, Lance creates a branch of Earth Warriors, a youth-led movement designed to save the earth from its greatest enemy – greed.

His involvement leads to Earth Warrior crews springing up all across America. Millions of kids leap into action, paralyzing the country and alarming the rich and powerful.

Having adopted his father’s philosophy of doing what’s right, rather than what’s easy, Lance makes serious enemies when he calls out New Camelot donors who represent fossil fuel or other polluting industries, and then barely escapes a series of "accidents” designed to kill him.

When he challenges the United States Congress to step up and act immediately on the climate crisis, the attacks on him escalate. With the majority of America's kids on his side, Lance and his young Earth Warriors prepare for the United Nations Conference of the Parties in Paris, where they will call upon world leaders to stop talking about sustainability and start acting on it.

But whoever wants him dead isn't giving up. Will Lance and his crew live long enough to even get to Paris?

Warrior Kids is a standalone tale set within the Children of the Knight universe.

Book Review:

Warrior Kids: A Tale of New Camelot is a story about Lance and his Earth Warriors that strive to save the Earth from disaster. The Earth Warriors help with food distribution and encouraging people all around to help change the world. But there's a problem, someone wants Lance dead which doesn't help the fact that Lance needs to be alive to get to Paris.

Warrior Kids: A Tale of New Camelot is so incredibly awesome! Mr. Bowler did not leave me disappointed. The story line itself was brilliant, I mean everything worked together. Earth saving kids plus a little Medieval equals one great fiction book. At first it took me a chapter or two to get into, but then I dived head first into it. I loved Miss Enya, she holds a special place in my fangirl heart.

I've previously read Spinner also by Mr. Bowler which I also enjoyed very much. I think it's cool how much of a diverse writer he is. I'd recommend this book to anyone really. Warrior Kids is a five stars!

Author Bio:

Michael J. Bowler is an award-winning author of eight novels––A Boy and His Dragon, A Matter of Time (Silver Medalist from Reader’s Favorite), and The Knight Cycle, comprised of five books: Children of the Knight (Gold Award Winner in the Wishing Shelf Book Awards), Running Through A Dark Place, There Is No Fear, And The Children Shall Lead, Once Upon A Time In America, and Spinner.

He grew up in San Rafael, California, and majored in English and Theatre at Santa Clara University. He went on to earn a master’s in film production from Loyola Marymount University, a teaching credential in English from LMU, and another master's in Special Education from Cal State University Dominguez Hills.

He has also been a volunteer Big Brother to eight different boys with the Catholic Big Brothers Big Sisters program and a thirty-year volunteer within the juvenile justice system in Los Angeles.

He has been honored as Probation Volunteer of the Year, YMCA Volunteer of the Year, California Big Brother of the Year, and 2000 National Big Brother of the Year. The “National” honor allowed him and three of his Little Brothers to visit the White House and meet the president in the Oval Office.

He is currently working on a sequel to Spinner.His goal as a YA author is for teens to experience empowerment and hope; to see themselves in his diverse characters; to read about kids who face real-life challenges; and to see how kids like them can remain decent people in an indecent world.