Description: When twelve-year-old African American Jackson Freeman is forced to move from Raleigh, North Carolina to Chicago he finds himself suddenly in a world of talking glasses and clocks, magical inheritance, and daredevil train porters in a fight against a terrifying evil.
Review Quotes: "Jax Freeman is my new best friend. I loved everything about this book--the characters, the humor, the page-turning adventure. I'm glad Kwame Mbalia is such a prolific writer because I will be bugging him for the sequel immediately."--Rick Riordan, New York Times #1 best-selling author of Percy Jackson and the Olympians
"Funny, fast-paced, and full of heart and adventure. You'll be laughing and cheering and racing through the pages--and guessing right up to the end."--Shannon Messenger, New York Times best-selling author of the Keeper of Lost Cities series and Sky Fall series *"With Jax's humor and wit shining even in the darkest moments, fans of Tristan Strong and magic-school stories will want this one on their shelves." -Booklist (starred review)