A Battle Begins by Megan Miller

A Battle Begins by Megan Miller

Age range 9 to 12

For boys and girls who love Minecraft, the fourth book in a new series by New York Times bestselling author Megan Miller that uses over 750 images to transport young readers into the world of the game they love most.

Max, 'Inky,' and Luke are the youngest members of a secret underwater society dedicated to protecting the books and artifacts of their home from evil invaders. They call themselves the S.Q.U.I.D. Squad, and they never turn down a dangerous adventure.

When Pillagers establish an outpost not far from the Book Guardian's hidden ravine headquarters, it's time for the S.Q.U.I.D Squad to swim into action. When their plans to outwit and scare the Pillagers fail, they must turn to the help of a mysterious captive of the Pillagers, the Talker. But the Talker seems to have devious plans of her own.

Megan Miller is a New York Times bestselling author, freelance writer, and children’s book editor and has been playing video games since the olden days of Castle Wolfenstein and Asteroids. Since Minecraft 1.2, she’s been flying pigs, throwing Ender Eyes to find strongholds, building sugar-cane pyramids, and looking for sneaky ways to kill mobs without getting killed herself. Today, she lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in a Mesa plateau biome, with her own “tamed wolf” named Layla.