Protectors of Emperia

By Giovanni Uzokwe

Sabrina is a senior at Denver High School, and on her first day manages to end up in detention with Simon and Miles. Then, something wild happens. They’re thrown into a void and travel to a new world where magic is real.

Surprisingly, Sabrina’s mom has magic and begins to mentor both Sabrina and her friends, increasing their abilities and improving their skill. Sabrina loves her new life until her session with Lionel Tucker when she and her pals accidentally end up in the lair of Emperia’s arch nemesis.

When Sabrina first came to this world of magic, she was unwanted and unwelcome. Now, there’s no more time for sulking. Sabrina must find strength and put the past behind her. She will either step bravely into this new world and save her friends or be trapped forever.

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Dec 21, 2020
• ISBN: 9781663214270

Giovanni Uzokwe

Giovanni Uzokwe is a ten-year-old boy who loves to write and read. His favorite color is red and won second place in two spelling bees when he was young. He has five siblings including his brother and sister, Raluchi, and Amaka. He started writing small books when he was about five. His favorite food is rice. He was born in Aba, Nigeria and visits once a year.

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CONTENTS

Chapter 1:     Detention

Chapter 2:     Emperia

Chapter 3:     Work, work, work!

Chapter 4:     Concentrate

Chapter 5:     Something Goes Wrong

Chapter 6:     Run For Your Lives!

Chapter 7:     Escape

Chapter 8:     Reunion

Chapter 9:     Survival (A Very Short Chapter)

Chapter 10:   Popular

CHAPTER ONE

DETENTION

Sabrina slumped in her chair, not wanting to listen to the schedule Mrs. Crane was reading out to the class. She was a senior student at Denver High, and she had gone to this school for about a week. Her family had just moved from Ohio, where they had rented a house on the outskirts of a river called Shenango. She had two friends. They had known her since she was a baby, and they usually hung out at her house.

Sabrina! Mrs. Cane yelled, sit up! I will not tolerate any funny business here in this classroom. I will tell your mom that you will be staying in for detention today. On your first day of school! You will have detention with Miles and Simon. You need to start paying more attention.

Oh yeah? Then how about you start first by shutting that big mouth of yours? Sabrina mumbled.

What did you say to me, young girl?

Sabrina didn’t answer.

Exactly what I thought. Detention. snapped Mrs. Cane

A dark-haired girl snickered. From what Sabrina had heard, the dark-haired girl’s name was Selna. Her family was wealthy and spoiled. Her father was the Principal of Denver High. Sabrina knew she would not be friends with her at all.

Sabrina pulled out the diary that she had gotten on her tenth birthday. It had a white stallion with black spots on its body. Its mane slashed through the air, glinting in the sunlight. People had teased her about it, but she didn’t care. She unlocked the diary with her key on her silver charm bracelet. She flipped to a new page and started to write the schedule. She was so lost in her thoughts that she didn’t notice Mrs. Crane had stopped talking and was now glaring at her, her beady blue eyes seeming like they could stare straight through her. Only when she had finished her last note, she noticed the eerie silence. She looked up. Mrs. Crane and Selna were glaring at her as if they had just witnessed the culprit of a crime.

She swiftly locked the diary and slipped it into her desk as Mrs. Crane sashayed toward Sabrina in a way that made Sabrina want to slap her.

And what do we have here? Mrs. Crane asked as she slapped her annoyingly-perfect hands on Sabrina’s desk. Hand over that diary, Mrs. Crane