<b>2017 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards</b>: Gold Medal, Best Book Series - Chapter Book 2016 International Book Awards</b>: Fiction: Young Adult Finalist 2015 USA Best Book Awards</b>: Best Cover Design: Fiction, Winner 2015 USA Best Book Awards</b>: Children's Fiction, Winner Beverly Hills Book Award</b>: Best Juvenile Fiction, Winner BPA Benjamin Franklin Awards</b>: Best New Voice Children's/Young Adult, Silver Medal Readers Favorite Awards Children Preteen</b>: Silver Medal Winner<br> Sam Baron is about to get the shock of his life. First his substitute English teacher claims to have turned his old teacher into a lizard; then a strange dwarf named Rego arrives and claims Sam is from a magical realm called Orkney. When his friends are taken prisoner, it's up to Sam to save them. Sam embarks on a journey to Orkney through a <i>stonefire</i> to find his friends--but when he arrives, he discovers that an ancient curse has turned the sun a poisonous red and threatens to destroy the land. With only a young witch girl to guide him, Sam must choose: save his friends, or stop the red sun from consuming the land? Drawing on Norse mythology, <i>The Red Sun</i> follows Sam's journey to uncover the truth about his past--a journey during which he has to overcome the simmering anger inside of him, learn to channel his growing magical powers, and find a way to forgive the father who left him behind.<br><br><br><b>Author:</b> Alane Adams<br><b>Publisher:</b> Sparkpress<br><b>Published:<