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A New Dynamic Duo about to Shine

November 20, 2013 By Mary Hill 11 Comments

Zac and Zoe Books Are 

The Next Magic Treehouse Books for Older Kids
By Mary Hill

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My daughter loved the Jack and Annie adventures in Mary Osbourne Pope’s The Magic Tree House books. She is now 11, however, and needs older kids to identify with and Zac and Zoe fill that need perfectly with a new series about to take off.

Written by Lars Guignard, the series debuts with Zoe & Zac and the Ghost Leopard. As the book opens, 11-year-old Zoe arrives in India with her mother. She looked forward to quality time with her mother, but she finds out that she will have to babysit her classmate Zac, whose parents just divorced. Her mother works with Zac’s father for the U.S. State Department, and they traveled to India to participate in an international economic development conference.  

Zoe’s mom promises her that has soon as the conference is over they will tour India and have a great time, but she needed her to befriend Zac because he was going through a rough time. Before Zoe knows it, however, her mom and Zac’s father are called away on an emergency to the interior of India, leaving Zac and Zoe at the hotel under the supervision of a paid nanny.

Zac is bored and loves adventure.  When Zoe and Zac overhear a mysterious conversation about a leopard that no one has ever photographed, Zac want to learn more. He listens to the man, that they dub “Rhino Butt” and notices that as he leaves, Rhino Butt accidentally leaves behind his room key and a map. Zoe wants nothing to do with the key and map and wants to return it immediately, but Zac is nosey and peers at the map and convinces Zoe to look too. 

The map leads to an incredible adventure for both of the tweens that mixes legends and the Gods of India along with powers that Zoe never knew she had.  They are running from bad guys while at the same time trying to uncover the secret behind the ghost leopard. With scary train rides, monsoon floods, Cobras, jungles, strange goons with sharp pointy yellowed teeth, mystic artifacts, ancient Indian Gods, and close calls: this story has plenty of twists and turns.

This series is one I highly recommend for tweens.  

About The Author: Lars Guignard

Lars Guignard
Lars Guignard 


 Prior to writing novels, Lars Guignard wrote for film and television. As a teenager he attended boarding school in the Indian Himalayas and his experiences there provided the inspiration for the Zoe and Zak series which now include: Zoe & Zak and the Ghost Leopard, Zoe & Zak and the Yogi’s Curse, and Zoe & Zak and the Tiger Temple. He lives in the Pacific Northwest where he dodges bears and cougars while hiking & skiing the magnificent Coast Mountain Range. For updates about any new releases, please join his email list here:  http://www.larsguignard.com/contact/   

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Ask Lars Guignard a Question on Goodreads

Fantastic Press is pleased to announce that Lars Guignard will be answering questions about Zoe & Zak and the Ghost Leopard throughout the day on Monday, December 16th, 2013 on Goodreads. If you have any questions for Lars or just want to introduce yourself, you can head on over to Goodreads and say hello now. Also, everyone who joins the Forum will earn an entry into the Ghost Leopard Blog Tour giveaway (see below for more details). 

Click on the Goodreads Button below to go to the Mon, Dec 16 – “Ask Lars Guignard about Zoe & Zak and the Ghost Leopard” event and leave a question for the author anytime from now until December 16th, 2013.


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The Ghost Leopard Blog Tour Schedule (2013)

November 15 

Mother Daughter Book Reviews (Launch & Review)
Jump Into a Book (Review)

November 16 

Brooke Blogs (Author Interview)

November 18 

Giveaway Breaking News for Indonesia (Review)

November 19 

Black Words – White Pages Kids (Review)
Fantasy Fun With Kirsten Pulioff (Review)

November 20 

For the Love of Books (Review)
Mary-andering Among the Pages (Review)

November 21 

Fiona Ingram (Author Interview & Review)

November 22 

Stitch Says (Review)

November 24 

When I Grow Up, I Wanna Write a Kid’s Book (Review)

November 25 

Bibliothecary Prescriptions (Review)

November 26 

Bound 4 Escape (Review)
Victoria Simcox (Review)

November 27 

We are the DinoFamily (Review)
Sher A. Hart: Written Art (Review)

November 28 

The World of ContestPatti (Review)

November 29 

Best Kids’ Reads (Review)

December 1 

Every Free Chance Book Reviews (Review)

December 2 

The Owl’s Skull (Review)

December 3 

InkSpired: A Blog (Review)

December 4 

BeachBoundBooks (Review)

December 5 

Geo Librarian (Author Interview)

December 7 

Generation iKid (Review)

December 10 

That Girl Reads (Spotlight)

December 11 

Bookworm for Kids (Review)
Cheryl Carpinello’s Writing Pages (Author Interview)

December 12 

Books, Reviews, Etc. (Review)

December 14 

Dalene’s Book Reviews (Review)

** Be sure to look for the upcoming Blog Tour for Book 2 in the Zoe and Zak Series, “Yogi’s Curse” coming December 15, 2013. **

 

* Ghost Leopard Blog Tour Giveaway *

Ghost Leopard - Zoe and Zak by Lars GuignardPrize: Three winners will receive a print (U.S. & Canada) or electronic (international winners) copy of Ghost Leopard by Lars Guignard. Contest runs: November 15 to December 17, 11:59 pm, 2013 Open: Worldwide How to enter: Enter using the Rafflecopter widget below. Terms and Conditions: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. The winners will be randomly drawn through the Rafflecopter widget and will be contacted by email within 48 hours after the giveaway ends. The winners will then have 72 hours to respond. If a winner does not respond within 72 hours, a new draw will take place for a new winner. Odds of winning will vary depending on the number of eligible entries received. This contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook. This giveaway is sponsored by the author Lars Guignard and Fantastic Press and is hosted and managed by Renee from Mother Daughter Book Reviews. If you have any additional questions – feel free to send and email to Renee(at)MotherDaughterBookReviews(dot)com.

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  1. Stacie Theis says

    November 26, 2013 at 4:23 am

    Wonderful review! I can’t wait to read the series and share it with my daughter. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

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  2. Stacie Theis says

    November 26, 2013 at 4:21 am

    Wonderful review! I can’t wait to read the series and share it with my daughter. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

    Reply
  3. Kriss MacDonald says

    November 22, 2013 at 3:09 am

    This sounds like an ideal book – and series – for me to recommend for my nephew and niece. I can see both them enjoying the adventures.
    #kidlitbloghop

    Reply
  4. Keitha says

    November 22, 2013 at 2:04 am

    This sounds like a great “next” book. Thanks for sharing it. I hopped over from the Kid Lit Blog Hop.

    Reply
  5. Heidi Grange says

    November 21, 2013 at 11:16 pm

    I also really enjoyed this book. Thanks for the great summary and review.

    Reply
  6. Cool Mom says

    November 21, 2013 at 10:56 pm

    This sounds like a book my daughter would love, too. After the Magic Tree House series? That sounds like a winner. Thank you for sharing it on the Kid Lit Blog Hop! May I ask, is the beautiful cat in the header picture yours? If so, what is his/her name? Every time I come to your blog, I see that picture and smile. 🙂 Have a great rest of the week and weekend ahead!

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  7. Sheena-kay Graham says

    November 20, 2013 at 7:59 pm

    Zac is truly a typical boy. *Laughs* This book sounds like a great adventure for both tweens and teens.

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  8. rohit says

    November 20, 2013 at 7:00 pm

    So glad you liked the book, Mary. My kids loved the Magic Tree House series as well and I am honored that you put my series in the same company. Cheers, Lars

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  9. Renee C. says

    November 20, 2013 at 5:55 pm

    Oh, I never thought of that, but Zoe and Zak totally fit as the next series after the Magic Tree House books! I completely agree! Thank you so much for your great review of Ghost Leopard and for taking part in the Ghost Leopard Blog Tour.

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    • Mary Hill says

      November 21, 2013 at 4:52 pm

      I have so enjoyed reading this series. My daughter is busy with a book for school or she would be reading them too. I hope we can catch up together on the series soon. 🙂 Thanks for including me in The Blog Tour.

      Reply
  10. darlene arroyo-lozada says

    November 20, 2013 at 3:04 pm

    great books

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