MB Publishing Releases Middle-Grade Adventure Novel 'Celtic Run' by Sean Vogel

BETHESDA, Md., May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MB Publishing is delighted to announce the release of Celtic Run: A Jake McGreevy Novel. With summer adventures around the corner, Celtic Run is just the ticket for added fun.

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MB Publishing and its distribution partners are thrilled to announce an adventure-packed middle-grade novel, Celtic Run, just in time for summer reading. 

It's the first in a series and is available in softcover, e-platforms, and audio. Emma Walton Hamilton, editorial director of the Julie Andrews Collection, is the editor. 

This fast-paced tale revolves around a 14-year-old gadget whiz. His idyllic class trip to the Dingle Peninsula in Ireland to learn about his ancestry unexpectedly turns into a breakneck-paced hunt for clues to a treasure trove that's been missing since ships from the Spanish Armada sank off the Irish coast more than 400 years ago. 

Close encounters with thieves on the same trail of clues force Jake to concoct ingenious devices and heroic schemes to foil them. Along the way, Jake finds romance with a local lass, tussles with a class bully, loses and must rescue his best friend, and leads the hunt. 

Sean Vogel, of Denver, explains, "I began writing as a way to fill downtime while stationed in Iraq. A pen is easier to carry than a guitar." A recipient of the Bronze Star Medal, Sean has traveled around the world and participated in many adventures. 

The publisher will be hosting book-related contests for kids online beginning May 18th. The book trailer is viewable on the publisher's site.

Diane Donovan, e-Book Reviewer, Midwest Book Review, writes that readers will find "Celtic Run a vivid coming-of-age novel" and a "memorable adventure story."

Publisher Margie Blumberg says, "When I received Sean's synopsis, I was hooked! It's truly been a pleasure working with Sean, Emma, and my distribution partners—PicPocket Books, BookBaby, and Tales2Go—to release this engaging book. Additionally, the read-aloud function in the iBook, featuring Ax Norman's brilliant narration, will further enhance the reader's experience."

MB Publishing, LLC, produces books for all ages. Its titles have been honored with gold medal awards from the Mom's Choice Awards and the Moonbeam Children's Book Awards.

SOURCE MB Publishing, LLC