The Goodfellow Chronicles: The Sacred Seal

By J.C. Mills

The Sage are an ancient race of creatures (of which The Goodfellow family are prominent members) who have provided inspiration and guidance to gifted humans throughout the centuries. Fulfilling their missions to whisper words of encouragement into the ears of budding scientists, explorers, leaders, inventors, musicians, writers and artists, they provide those "little voices" of wit and wisdom that we think we hear in our heads and that propel us forward in our times of greatest trial. Conveniently disguised as mice, and extremely old (aging only one year to every 15 human years) the very small Sage travel the world, working in secret while forming a lifelong bond with their human 'missions' that is known as the 'Sacred Seal'. The Sage have been heard in the hearts and minds of anyone with the will to listen since the beginnning of mankind's time on earth, but they have never, ever been discovered ..... until now .... Young Sam Middleton is despondent over his cross-country move to an old and drafty New England mansion that his parents are converting into an art gallery and that previously belonged to a mysterious (and now missing) professor of ancient history. Sam firmly believes that his life has just taken a very sad and depressing turn, until late one night, when he accidentally stumbles into a 'mouse' on a mission. With this unprecedented collision between Sage and human, a new course is now charted for the future of mankind: one that questions the origins of life on earth, explores some of the great mysteries of all time and changes a young boy's life in a way he could never have imagined. The Goodfellow Chronicles is a story of friendship, courage, sacrifice and loyalty. With an extensive cast of engaging and multi-dimensional characters, the Goodfellow Chronicles delivers a plot full of twists, turns and surprises, against a backdrop of the eternal battle between good and evil.The Goodfellow Chronicles was shortlisted for the Ontario Library Association's Red Maple Award, chosen as one of Best Books for Fall by CBC Radio, awarded a Children's Choice Pick by the Winnipeg Free Press, chosen one of the year's Top Books by the Canadian Toy Testing Council and given 2 Our Choice awards by the Canadian Children's Book Centre. In a 2007 article "Where to turn once Harry retires", The Globe and Mail (Canada's National Newspaper) included The Goodfellow Chronicles in a list of fantasy series for children to read after they had finished the final book in the "Harry Potter" series.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1463728220
• ISBN13: 9781463728229
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Enter the world of Sam and the Goodfellow Chronicles

The Sacred Seal is the first book of the Goodfellow Chronicles.Sam has just moved in a new home. His new room does not seem very inviting till he meets Mr. Goodfellow a member of the Sage clan. He has from this day on a new an very interesting life ahead of him. I have to tell you that Mr. Goodfellow is special. He is tiny, so tiny you might at first take him for a mouse and that is what Sam did but even though he looks like one he is human like you and me.He is also 902 years old and has known many important people like Beethoven, Galileo, Newton and many more. Why does he look like a mouse ? Because "mice are the perfect disguise" said Mr. Goodfellow.He lives in this old colonial house in New England who belonged to a professor of ancient history . His name is Professor Hawthorne. Mr. Goodfellow seems to think it very strange that the professor doesn't live there any more. He needs a new partner and asks Sam to help him in his quest.They embark on a marvelous journey to find the missing professor and a legendary scroll. Their adventures has them fighting the evil Fenn, the devious Professor Mandrake and his nasty son Basil . They will attempt to solve one of the greatest mysteries of all time.Sam will live two lives ,the real one and the other one in the stories the Mr. Goodfellow will tell him of his nephew Edgar and of the Goddfellow family.This book will enchant the children who will read it . When you start reading it ou want to go on reading and reading .I think that children grades 4 and over will really appreciate the whimsical happenings in this book. It could also be read aloud for younger children.It was my first contact with this Canadian author . I was hooked and I would compare the pleasure I had reading it to the pleasure I had reading Philip Pullamn's His Dark Materials.