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Your Adventure PAck Contains...A sneak peek oGrey Grifns: The Clockwork Chronicles #1:
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The Brimstone key
by Derek Benz& J.S. Lewis
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The Leader: Max Sumner
After his grandfathers mysterious death, Max learned that his
wealthy family was a part of the secret Templar society. He
became the Guardian of the Codex Spiritus, an enchanted book
that holds monsters, evil faeries, and other dangerous creaturescaptive within its magical pages. The Codex can change shapes,
from a book, to a ring, to a gauntlet capable of channeling Maxs
family power: Skyfire!
The Inventor: Harley Davidson Eisenstein
Built like a linebacker and incredibly smart, Harley is a
technological prodigy who designs gadgets critical to any
successful monster hunt. Unlike Maxs wealthy family, Harley
and his mother are barely getting by. But hes not bothered; he
knows that happiness isnt measured by how much money you
have in your bank account.
THE GREY GRIFFINS
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THE GREY GRIFFINS
The Changeling: Ernie Tweeny
Ernie became a changeling after a transfusion of faerie blood,
which gave him super speed, rapid healing, and enhanced
eyesight. But theres a catch: whenever Ernie uses his powers, he
becomes more faerie and less human. Despite that risk, he has
vowed to fight evil as his superhero alter ego, Agent Thunderbolt.
The Sleuth:Natalia Romanov
Fearless, fiery, and intensely smart, Natalia uses her keen
observational skills and her analytical mind to solve any mystery.
As a part of her sleuthing kit, Natalia carries a Phantasmoscope
that allows her to see into the faerie spectrum. Since a close friend
betrayed her, Natalia has had a hard time trusting other girls. She
feels more at home with the Griffins than with anyone else.
The Knights Templar
The Knights Templar is an ancient society that has sworn to
protect mankind against unseen dangers like monster invasions
and zombie uprisings. In recent months, the Templar were nearly
exterminated by an army of werewolves called the Black WolfSociety. They are slowly rebuilding their strength.
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errified, Max Sumner forced himself to walk
down the long corridor. Water dripped from the ceiling,
as an eerie light flickered through tattered sheets of plas-
tic strung across the end of the hallway.
Max didnt notice the fallen bicycle until it was too late.
He tripped, cutting his shin. But he couldnt turn back.Not now. The front wheel spun as he walked toward the
light. When he finally reached the ragged sheeting, Max
pushed it aside and stepped through. The temperature
plummeted and breath rose from his mouth like a ghostly
serpent.
Crunch . . .Max looked down at a rotted yellow bag half-filled
with decaying newspapers and swallowed hard. Then he
heard the faint whistle of drills, and Max was certain that
the stench in his nostrils was blood.
He passed a discarded sneaker, then a baseball cap
with the name Johnny Geist written on the lining of
the bill.
Help me . . . a small voice begged.
Max raced through the doorway ahead only to find
an empty room. It was some sort of laboratory with rusty
instruments and tools that lined tarnished trays. Glass
jars filled with mysterious liquids crowded dilapidated
shelves, and a faint red stain ran along the concrete floor
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THE NIGHTMARE
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THE NIGHTMARE
toward a drain. A steel table with leather straps for hands
and feet stood in the center of the room. Then Max felt a
cold hand on his shoulder.
Max pulled away and turned to look into the eyes of
a young boy. He was dressed in a striped shirt and jeans,
with a lone sneaker on his left foot.Did you call me? Max managed to ask. Are you
Johnny?
The boy said nothing but continued to stare, unblinking.
Thats when Max realized that instead of eyes, there were
camera lenses in the boys sockets. And worse, the veins in
the boys pale arms were pulsing with a silver-blue glow. No
matter where Maxs eyes fell, he found machinery in place
of humanity. There wasnt much left of the boy, but the sin-
gle tear running down his silicon cheek was real.
Maxs stomach lurched and he tried to look away,
but the same cold hand forced him to look back. This
time the boy was gone. Ernie Tweeny, one of Maxs best
friends, was standing in his place.
Help me . . . Ernie moaned through blue lips. Max
stumbled back and fell against a tray of rusty instruments,
sending them clanging to the floor. As Ernie walked into
the light, Max saw that part of his friends skull had been
cut away, revealing a mechanized brain of whirling gears
ticking like a clock.
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Max cried out as strong hands took hold of him from
behind, lifting him into the air. He struggled against the
invisible grip as his arms and legs were strapped to the
table. A convex mirror hung over the table, and strangely,
it wasnt his own face looking back at him. Somehow
Ernie had taken his place. Max fought to break freefrom the straps as a man in a stained lab coat walked into
view. He was tall, with neatly combed silver hair, and as
he turned to face the table Maxs blood froze. He would
never forget those eyes. They were intelligent, cold, and
as sharp as the scalpel he held in his gloved hand.
The man raised the gleaming instrument.Max screamed. Then he woke up.
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part one
iron bridge
academy
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The Unmarked
Package
Max Sumner pedaled his bike through the quiet streets of
Avalon, Minnesota, trying to shake the nightmare from his
head. He had been awake all night, too frightened to go
back to sleep. The only thing keeping him from taking a
nap was the last summer meeting of the Secret Order of
the Grey Griffins. Max didnt want to be late.
With school starting on Monday, the four friends had
decided to spend their last day of summer vacation read-
ing comic books and watching movies in their secret head-
quarters a tree fort that Max decided to call the Griffins
Aerie. Over the last year, Max, Harley Eisenstein, Nata-
lia Romanov, and Ernie Tweeny had faced everything
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from leprechauns to six-armed ogres, and just about every
monster in between. Their adventures had brought them
closer than ever, but they were about to embark on their
most intriguing quest yet the Grey Griffins were trans-
ferring to a new school.
Iron Bridge Academy was a private military school run
by the Knights Templar. The curriculum was designed to
train students to combat unseen forces from the darkest of
nightmares. The academy had been shut down for nearlya century, following an explosion that destroyed most of
the buildings. Now the doors were opening again.
There were only two ways to be admitted into a Tem-
plar academy. The first was through birthright, which
Max possessed. The Templar also chose individuals from
the general populace who had extraordinary talent, intel-lect, and ingenuity, so Harley, Natalia, and Ernie were
extended invitations as well.
By the time Max reached the Old Woods, Harley was
already waiting for him.
What are you doing? Max asked as he set his bike
down. Harley had a screwdriver in one hand. In the
other, he held a palm-sized device with its electrical guts
exposed.
Just making a couple of adjustments, Harley replied
as he replaced the casing and screwed it back together.
Its a tracking device.
Harley handed Max a metal chip and told him to put it
in his pocket. Harley then twisted a dial on his invention,
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and the dark screen flickered to life. Two flashing green
dots instantly appeared. Thats us.
What about Natalia and Ernie?
I gave them ID chips this morning, Harley replied.
According to this little gizmo, they should be here right
about . . . now.
Max turned to find the other two members of the Grey
Griffins coasting down the gravel road on their bikes.
Natalias red hair was woven into braids that flew behindher. Ernies vintage World War I Army helmet bounced
on his head.
I thought you were excited about transferring to Iron
Bridge, Max heard Natalia say.
I was, but Kings Elementary is the last normal
thing in our lives, Ernie explained. Once we leave thatbehind, itll be nothing but a bunch of rigid rules.
Come on, Ernie, you know thats not true, Max said.
Were going to accomplish things that we never dreamed
we could do.
And what about all the other changelings at the
academy? Harley added. Youll finally be able to put
together your own team of superpowered humans. Itll be
like a real-life comic book.
I never fit in anywhere I go, Ernie complained.
Trust me, Iron Bridge isnt going to be any different
changelings or not.
Natalia sighed. Look, Ernie. According to Brooke,
were kind of famous.
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Yeah,r ight.
Im serious. Everyone at Iron Bridge thinks were
heroes because we helped defeat the Black Wolf Society.
Ernie smiled.
Dont get ahead of yourself, Max warned. Brooke
may be exaggerating.
Brooke Lundgren was the only honorary member of the
Grey Griffins. The boys wanted to make her membership
official, but Natalia wasnt quite ready to share the spot-light with another girl. Brooke knew that Natalia didnt
mean anything by it. A close friend had betrayed Natalia,
so it wasnt easy for her to trust other girls. Besides, Brooke
had her own troubles. Her dad, Baron Cain Lundgren, had
been given the directorship of Iron Bridge Academy. He
had a reputation for being strict, and Brooke hoped thatthe other students wouldnt hold it against her.
I knew it was too good to be true, Ernie sulked.
What if I told you that my mom stocked the fridge
with tons of junk food last night? Would that get your
mind off school for a little while? Max asked.
The Aerie was constructed of three separate buildings
linked by suspension bridges and rope swings. It boasted
air-conditioning, a cobblestone fireplace, a working kitchen,
and hidden rooms with trick entrances. When the four
friends reached the central building, Ernie scaled the ladder
and pressed his thumb against a hidden sensor pad on the
rafter. It had been installed as a safety precaution against
prowling monsters. The lock on the door released with a
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click, and Ernie rushed straight to the refrigerator. In a mat-
ter of moments, his arms were overflowing with snacks.
Hey, Harley, clear the table, will you? Ernie asked
as he tried to balance all the food.
Clear it yourself, Harley replied, sitting down to read
through a stack of comic books. Thats when he saw the
strange box wrapped in brown paper. It was unmarked,
except for a faded Templar cross stamped on the top.
Whats in the package?Maybe its our next assignment, Max said. I overheard
someone talking about an infestation of Vampire Pixies.
Natalia looked skeptical. Since when do we get
assignments in unmarked packages?
Max shrugged as Ernie dumped the pile of food on
top of the box.Ernest! Natalia reprimanded. She began clearing
away the snacks.
What? Ernie sat down and opened a bag of chips.
Did you expect me to hold that stuff forever? I have super
speed, not super strength. With that, he shoved a handful
of chips into his mouth and started smacking away.
Max broke the seal and pulled out a simple wooden
box. Curious, he flipped the latch and opened the lid.
Inside was a red velvet sack tied with a length of golden
rope. He started to untie it, but Natalia grabbed his arm.
Wait. She reached inside the box and pulled out a
piece of paper. Written in looping script were the words
wind stem to find him.
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Wind the stem? Harley read aloud. What does that
mean?
Max opened the little sack and turned it upside down.
Lets find out.
An object fell into the palm of his hand. It was a brass
beetle, no more than two inches long. A perfect sym-
phony of etched brass and silver filigree, the mechanical
creature sat unmoving.
Thats so supersonic! Ernie said, and wiped hismouth with the back of his hand. As the self-proclaimed
worlds first real superhero, Ernie had decided he
needed a catchphrase. So instead of describing things as
awesomeor amazing, he called everything supersonic.
Overwhelmed by curiosity, Ernie grabbed the beetle.
With his greasy fingers, he wound the stem several revo-lutions. Inside, a series of gears engaged, and the beetle
started tick as if it were a pocket watch. When Ernie set
the beetle on the table, small brass legs unfolded. Then
the mechanism spread its wings and lifted into the air.
Whoa! Harley stepped back as it zipped by his head
while circling the room. What is that thing?
Quick! Close the windows! Max called.
Unfortunately, the mechanical creature had already
spotted an open window and flown into the forest.
Max jumped over a stack of comic books and ran
toward the escape slide. Dont let it get away, Ernie!
Well be right behind you.
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ReadingGroupGuide
About the book
A year ago, Max, Natalia, Ernie,
and Harley banded together to
help the Templar Knights stop evil
airies, werewolves, and other
monsters rom taking over the
world. Now theyre up or their
biggest challenge yeta new
school!
1. Who are the members o the Secret Order o the Grey
Grifns? What special characteristics do each o the Grey
Grifns possess? What is the purpose o the Grey Grifns?
2. Why are the Grey Grifns attending Iron Bridge Academy?
What makes Iron Bridge Academy dierent rom any other
school the Grey Grifns have attended?
3. Where does the robotic scarab beetle lead the Grey
Grifns? What do they fnd that motivates them to go on
a quest?
4. Who is Ivers? What roles has he played in the lives o the
Grey Grifns, especially Max? What evidence does Max
have that makes him think Ivers is still alive?
5. Why does Natalia hesitate to let Brooke into the Grey
Grifns? What special power does Brooke possess?
6. Who is assigned a Bounder Faerie? What is the purpose oa Bounder Faerie?
7. What is the history o the Zephyr? What makes the Zephyr
unique? What is the purpose o the Zephyr?
8. What is MERLIN Tech? How is it used?
9. When the Grey Grifns arrive at Iron Bridge Academy,who are the Toad brothers? What do they do to help the
Grey Grifns adjust to their new environment?
10. Why are the changelings and the humans kept separate
at Iron Bridge Academy? What atmosphere does the
separation create? What evidence is there to support that
the humans and the changelings are not treated the same?
11. Why does Natalia seek out Raven to make riends?
Why is Raven so hesitant to respond to Natalia?
12. Who is Maxs ather? What did he do that was so heinous?Why does Angus McCutcheon want to punish Max or his
athers deeds?
13. What is the Codex? Why is Max the guardian? Who helps
him learn how to use the powers o the Codex?
14. How do the Grey Grifns discover the truth behind Otto
Von Stries clockworks? How does this inormation aide
them in the fght against Von Strie?
15. Why is Logan so committed to protecting Max? What do
they have in common that allows them to orm such astrong bond?
16. The Templar Secret Society is a orce to be reckoned
with. How do the members o the Templar recognize one
another? What do they all have in common?
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Think YOUVE gOT whaT iT TakEs
TO EnrOll in irOnbridgE acadEmY?Crack these word jumbles to reveal the entry codeword!
(All the answers are in the preview you just read!)
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on a trip back in time
aboard a amous cruise ship?on an epic battle
with evil orces?
to a mysticaland dangerous
land ull o airies?
on a fght with
deadly ninjas?
These adventures dont end here!Where will reading take you next?