The Secret of the Scarab Beetle (Horace j. Edwards and the Time Keepers #1)
Chapter One Lying beneath the swing the right side of his face smashed firmly against the ground Horace wondered how he’d gotten himself into this mess For over a month now he’d managed to go unnoticed well at least as much as any new kid could And that wasn’t easy considering Niles was the smallest town Horace had ever lived in But now with Seth looming over him and Seth’s gang of sixth-grade goons ready to pounce things didn’t look good Horace tried to slowly push himself off the ground spitting out a mixture of dirt and twigs He barely got to one elbow before a second forceful kick sent him sprawling out across the woodchips 1
