{"product_id":"emmett-and-the-epic-word-searches","title":"Emmett and the Epic Word Searches (Word Searcher Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast;\"\u003e*Limited Edition Preorder! Only available from May 1 – 31. Ebook orders will be sent to email address provided during checkout. Physical paperbacks will be sent around or shortly after the release date of July 1, 2026. No refunds will be offered for the preorder. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eExplorer Edition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarly access eBook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExclusive Signed paperback \u003cem\u003e(First Printing edition)\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplorer Bookmark \/ Sticker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eWord Searcher Edition (This Edition)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarly access eBook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSigned paperback \u003cem\u003e(First Printing edition)\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplorer Bookmark \/ printable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYour name printed inside the book!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast;\"\u003eWhat if finding the definition of a word meant stepping through a magical portal?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmmett Tate is having the worst birthday ever. He bombs an important reading test, gets bullied at school, and the only person who shows up to his party is his strange elderly neighbor, who gives him a plain wooden box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorst gift ever… right?\u003cbr\u003eUntil the box reveals a portal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe portal leads Emmett into the Land of Ela, a fantastical world where words come to life and every definition is an adventure. But when a mysterious stranger arrives in town and teams up with the school bully, danger begins to spread… both at home and in Ela.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd Emmett is the only one who can stop it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut to do that, he’ll have to make a heart-wrenching choice… one that could change everything.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Lato Medium',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eDetails \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Lato Medium',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eGenre: Fantasy | Adventure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in;\"\u003e\n\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e       \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Lato Medium',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eISBN-13: eBook: 978-1-965948-16-3, Paperback: 978-1-965948-17-0, Hardcover: 978-1-965948-18-7\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Lato Medium',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eAuthor: Vanessa E. Howard \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Lato Medium',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003ePublisher: Paths To Portals \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Lato Medium',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003ePublication Date: July 1 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Lato Medium',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eSeries: The Ela Chronicles, Book 1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Lato Medium',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003ePages: 202\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Lato Medium',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eDimensions: 5.5 x. 8.5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Lato Medium',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eAbout the Author \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eVanessa E. Howard writes primarily fantasy stories for middle graders and young adults. She has been a newspaper reporter, magazine writer, and college English teacher. She has sold underwear and cookware (but not at the same time).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA member of American Christian Fiction Writers, the Realm Makers community, and a goofy writer group dubbed the Cottage, she is also a homeschool mom to four children and teaches at a homeschool co-op. Her short fiction has been published by \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;\"\u003eHavok\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;\"\u003eSpark\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;\"\u003eQuill and Flame\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;\"\u003eTwenty Hills\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;\"\u003eEmmett and the Epic Word Searches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWhen she’s not writing stories or wrangling children, Ms. Howard can be found singing show tunes and worship songs at top volume, using outrageous accents during read-alouds, and attempting (with limited success) to learn sketching and painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eShe loves butterflies, elephants, sunsets, and hot chocolate. She had a pet tarantula named Caroline, she has driven a fire truck in a pasture, and once an airplane landed in the field behind her house. (Yes, there are stories behind those events. Send a smoke signal if you want to know more.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eShe lives on a couple of brambly acres in Central Texas with her punster husband, energetic children, two needy cats, and a hound dog. She can be found on Instagram as @writervanessa, Facebook as Vanessa E. Howard-Writer, and at her website vanessaehoward.com.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Lato Medium',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Lato Medium',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eContent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Lato Medium',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eAges:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Lato Medium',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e 8-12 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContent:\u003c\/b\u003e Adventure Elements, Tense Situations, Scary Moments\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThemes:\u003c\/b\u003e Determination, Perseverance, Portal Fantasy, Reluctant Reader\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Lato Medium',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eStory Promise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Lato Medium',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eEvery title we publish is crafted to inspire with age-appropriate storytelling, free from excessive violence, explicit content, and profanity. \u003cbr style=\"mso-special-character: line-break;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--\u003e\u003cbr style=\"mso-special-character: line-break;\"\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Lato Medium',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eWhy Readers Love It \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"174\" data-end=\"262\"\u003e✔ A magical adventure where words come to life and every definition leads to discovery\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"264\" data-end=\"333\"\u003e✔ Relatable story of courage, confidence, and overcoming challenges\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"335\" data-end=\"425\"\u003e✔ Perfect for fans of \u003cem data-start=\"357\" data-end=\"369\"\u003eFablehaven\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"371\" data-end=\"393\"\u003eThe Wingfeather Saga\u003c\/em\u003e, and classic portal fantasies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"427\" data-end=\"515\"\u003e✔ Engaging for growing and reluctant readers—story first, with a subtle literacy twist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Lato Medium', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fiction Cave","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47838472700058,"sku":null,"price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0702\/1359\/9386\/files\/emmett-epic-word-searches-searcher-edition.png?v=1777242301","url":"https:\/\/www.fictioncave.com\/products\/emmett-and-the-epic-word-searches","provider":"Fiction Cave","version":"1.0","type":"link"}