The Amazing Origin of Driftwood Ellesmere Book One of the Driftwood Saga. Not until she is sixteen does Driftwood leave Ellesmere Island, the most northernland in the world, for the first time to begin working as a counselor at Camp Mageein British Columbia. Her fun with her new camp friends is interrupted when the lastsession of kids arrive all entirely addicted to small video game boxes. None willdo a single outdoor activity. They growl and try to bite if anyone interrupts theirplaying of their repetitive consoles. Why is a shy young northern girl the besthope in finding a way to free the children from their electronic chains?This is how a wondrous story begins that tells both of how Driftwood grew uplearning magical things in Arctic isolation and of her first exciting adventure offthe island. Traveling with her new best friend Rose to New York City, the GrandCayman Islands and beyond Driftwood tackles the problems of the world head on. Onher journey she ever learns more about her mysterious past and her truly amazingpotential.The first tale in the five volume epic, Driftwood’s Crusade is an engagingly modernfantasy written by James Davidge (Mathemagick & Mystiphysics, The Duchess Ranch ofOld John Ware) and featuring illustrations by Judd Palmer, creator of the GovernorGeneral’s Literary Award nominated Preposterous Fables for Unusual Children.

James Davidge was born in Edmonton, Alberta and studied mathematics education at the University of Calgary. His first novel, Driftwood Ellesmere, was published in 2006 by Bayeux Arts. He has since released the four remaining novels that complete the Driftwood Saga, a series about a young girl who tries to save the world using heartfelt magic. James has released two graphic novels with Edmonton artist Bob Prodor; The Duchess Ranch of Old John Ware recounts the inspirational legend of a respected black cowboy from Calgary's frontier history; Thirteen Minutes is a 20th century fable about the Alberta Eugenics Board, the Dadaist art movement and the short-lived Prairie Hockey League. James released My Modern Panic in 2012 - a collection of short comic and prose stories that playfully yet thoughtfully address various social issues. It features illustrations by many great Canadian artists including Fiona Staples, Nick Johnson and Judd Palmer. James also writes an ongoing comic series entitled Mathemagick that is illustrated by his cousin, Vancouver animator Jesse Davidge. An active founding board member of the Old Trout Puppet Workshop, James teaches at the Willow Park School for Arts-Centred Learning and lives just outside of Calgary with his wife and daughter.

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