1.5 MILLION COPIES IN PRINT!
THE FIVE ANCESTORS
20th Anniversary!
All New Covers!
7 Orphans 🔥 7 Points of View
1 Epic Adventure
A Legend Reborn…
The Five Ancestors
“Riveting.”
Publisher’s Weekly
★ Starred Review
“Masterful.”
School Library Journal
“Signature martial arts and mind games.”
Publisher’s Weekly
“A powerful novel about transitions and resolve.”
Barnes & Noble Editorial Staff
“A book written with this much emotion and character should be read by all ages.”
★★★★★ Amazon Reviewer
“Strong female characters so girls will enjoy reading this series.”
★★★★★ Amazon Reviewer
“A heartwarming end to one of my favorite series.”
★★★★★ Goodreads Reviewer
“Teens are likely to warm to the implicit theme that each person has a particular destiny, an inborn sense of identity that must be brought to light.”
-School Library Journal (TIGER)
The Five Ancestors
Out of the Ashes
“Fans will enjoy seeing favorite characters alive after many centuries, still teaching kung fu and handing off the good fight to a new generation.”
School Library Journal
“A well-crafted, compelling tale with many positive lessons about friendship, teamwork, perseverance, and trying to do the right thing.”
Common Sense Media
“Fans of the series won’t be able to put down this latest page-turner.”
School Library Journal
“A thrill ride from start to finish for fans of high-speed plank hurdles and scorpion kicks alike.”
-Kirkus Reviews (PHOENIX)
Teacher & Parent Resources
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Free Educator Guides
Educator Guides with included Lesson Plans for each novel are currently being created. They will be downloadable for FREE from each novel's standalone webpage as they become available. SUBSCRIBE (bottom of page) to Jeff's occasional newsletter for the latest updates.
The Reluctant Reader
The Reluctant Reader is Jeff Stone's blog, where he provides tips for converting reluctant readers and awakening dormant ones. He also provides insight into his own reluctant reading past. Coming soon!
“So here’s my endorsement. When your 10 year old willingly turns off the Xbox and shuns Minecraft to read a book, you know you got yourself a winner.”
★★★★★Amazon Reviewer (TIGER)
About the Author
Jeff Stone
Jeff Stone is the author of the global bestselling, multi-award-winning, middle-grade, kung fu action/adventure series, THE FIVE ANCESTORS, and its follow-up trilogy, THE FIVE ANCESTORS: OUT OF THE ASHES.
Like his main characters, Jeff was an orphan. Unlike them, he was adopted into the very best family imaginable. He was always curious about his past, so he began searching for his birthmother when he turned 18. He found her 15 years later. A year after that, he found his birthfather.
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-Robin Lynch, Principal
Oak Trace Elementary
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A veteran advocate for reluctant readers and former college writing instructor with 35+ years experience, Jeff has facilitated more than 300 educator sessions and workshops at universities, literacy conferences, and K-12 schools on three continents.
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