A New Book Launch! The Empty Throne, Jefferson Knapp’s 6th Book in the Series, is now available.
Do you have a kingdom at the end of your driveway? If you had an imagination like Jefferson Knapp, you might, too! The Driveway has delighted elementary school children for years. Now, the final book, The Empty Throne, is here!
School children in grades three to six are thrilled that “The Empty Throne” is now available! Pssst, the older senior students who snuck out copies are also!
School Visits
Jefferson Knapp is often asked to speak to classrooms of avid readers of his books. Farangis, a character in his first book in the series, The Brave Journey, accompanies him to the classrooms as an animatronic version of the 25-foot python. The author of this article recently found “Farangis,” now having grown horns with his head sticking out of the ground at a vegetable farm called the Art Farm in Campbellford, Ontario, Canada. Pictured here, he appears to be about to devour some buckets and a watering hose before he slithers into the ground and disappears again.
The Empty Throne – Synopsis
Two houses connected by a driveway have just suffered the mysterious kidnapping of their children! With no answers available, despair fills the air in the kingdom and the Biggs’s home. Hope, however, remains in Persly’s Woods as Benjamin and his group of animal friends are back together for the first time since the incident in Farangis’s barn. Are they prepared to confront the monstrous presence that has been hiding from the very beginning? The time has come for the final adventure to save Haverhill and rid the evil once and for all. The past must meet up with the present to answer all the unsolved mysteries left behind from the J.Q. Lazarus Traveling Carnival. And if the friends succeed, is the kingdom ready for The Empty Throne?
Jefferson Knapp
“Twelve years and two months from when I started writing THE BRAVE JOURNEY, I wrote the last line of the sixth and final book, THE EMPTY THRONE.
Jefferson Knapp
It’s hard to say goodbye to these ‘friends’ I’ve had in my head for so many years. They allowed me to use them for a career I never imagined I could have and to share them with kids from all over the USA. They’ve brought so many smiles to children who never liked to read. Even scared a few along the way, too!
This series has unfolded a BIG story. The Empty Throne ties it all together, and the little things that your eyes may have passed by will now have meaning.
Though this series is over, just like that…
New stories are already running through my head, seeking the pen and page”.
Reviews
“The students and teachers thoroughly enjoyed his stories and adventures of his childhood. One of our favorite parts of his presentation was his replica of the snake, Farangis. Jefferson is a great motivational speaker and storyteller. He kept the students excited about his books and encouraged them to read. The kids couldn’t wait to read his books after his presentation.”
Cathy Gilbreth, Media Specialist, Mountain Pine Elementary, Mountain Pine, Arkansas.
Kids find it hard to believe that Jefferson was just an ordinary schoolboy. His school presentations have inspired children to feel they can grow up and succeed.
“If I told you this book was full of action and mystery with talking animals, you’d probably laugh. “The Hardy Boys meets Narnia. Ultimately, my best comparison would be Charlotte’s Web on steroids—creative, unique, memory-evoking steroids.” …about the first book, Brave Journey.
Jaime Simpson of the Augusta Gazette
About “The Kingdom At The End Of The Driveway” Series, by Jefferson Knapp
Published by Kraken Books
“A long-kept secret. The death of a king. A mysterious collar and a hidden kingdom of animals. Benjamin Biggs is called upon to destroy the monster that killed his dog. Can he save the kingdom at the end of the driveway?”
The Brave Journey
by Jefferson Knapp
Twelve-year-old Benjamin Biggs stumbles upon a secret underground kingdom of misfit animals across the road from his country home.
Illustrations by Tim Ladwig
The Rightful Heir
by Jefferson Knapp
Benjamin Biggs must find King Pugsly’s first-born son and devise a way to protect the kingdom.
Illustrations by Tim Ladwig
The Ending Feud
by Jefferson Knapp
Benjamin Biggs faces more problems. Jessica, the Watermelon Queen, has gone missing, and Benjamin believes Farangis’s mysterious mother is behind her disappearance. Will he rescue her in time?
Illustrations by Tim Ladwig
Kracken Books
by Jefferson Knapp
The twins, Augustus and Allister Biggs, try to help a grieving friend. Then, a traveling band from a quirky carnival comes to town. Now, they must quickly save more friends before they are changed forever.
Illustrations by Tim Ladwig
Kracken Books
by Jefferson Knapp
Benjamin Biggs must find a hidden grave and fulfill his grandfather’s dreadful promise sixty years before. Meanwhile, Squeak is missing, and Clementine and Paco are desperate. Will Benjamin be able to find both old and new friends to help?
Illustrations by Tim Ladwig
Kraken Books
.Jefferson Knapp’s sixth and final book in the series.
Two houses connected by a driveway have just suffered the mysterious kidnapping of their children. With no answers available, despair fills the air in the kingdom and the Biggs’s home.
Kracken Books
To Purchase these and other books by Jefferson Knapp
Where to find Jefferson Knapp
A resident of Kansas, Jefferson has an exciting career as an author. Kids and big kids love his books. He should have a swollen head, but no, he sounds rather humble. He is loved by his adoring family and fans.
Join Kids Storytime with Jefferson On Youtube
Find him on Goodreads. On Amazon at Jefferson Knapp books.
Hey Kids! Why not find out if you have a Kingdom at the end of your driveway?
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