A Medieval Mess — Dustin Evans

Alex is your average fourth grader who loves to draw. One day, Alex's father, an archaeologist, returns home from a dig in a distant country. Alex finds an old wooden pencil in his dad's bag and uses it to finish his homework. But, this pencil has mystical powers and suddenly his drawings come to life! Alex tries desperately to return the pencil to his father, but it keeps falling into other children's hands. Will Alex ever get it back where it can be kept safe under lock and key?

In the Mystical Pencil's first adventure, Alex has decided to create a graphic novel to complete his fourth grade assignment on the Renaissance. His pencil is nearly worn out when his father returns from an archaeological dig and suggests Alex get a replacement pencil from his bag to complete the assignment. Alex uses the borrowed pencil to draw a monster that a knight must put a stop in order to save the village and its inhabitants. When he wakes up the next morning, the paper is blank and the monster is staring at him! Can he figure out a way to get things back to normal?

Graphic Planet is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Group. Grades 3-6.