• Age: 9 to 13
• Grade: 4 to 8

Simon is an O.W.N.O. (Orphan with No Options). He lives with his deranged grandfather and a horrible housekeeper, Griselda, who punishes him by making him trim her toenails with his teeth. Unable to remember anything about his mother or father, Simon is haunted by a dream of an eagle, a serpent and an angel that smells like bubblegum. Then one night his dreams change. The angel gives him a special object--the broken half of an enchanted key--that is still with him when he wakes up. The key is desired by man, but destined only for him, and it will change his life forever.

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Claudia Osmond has no siblings so she spent most of her childhood inside her head. She is now married, has three children, a dog, a bearded dragon, a leopard gecko, and still spends a great chunk of her life inside her head. When Claudia isn't busy clicking away on her laptop, she loves to read, paint, draw, and watch movies. She lives Mississauga, Ontario. Claudia wrote her first novel, Smudge's Mark, in a closet. For more info about Claudia, and about writing Smudge's Mark-including character interviews-check out www.smudgesmark.com. Claudia lives in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.