The Five Ancestors
OUT OF THE ASHES
Book 2
Ryan Vanderhausen is psyched. After his mountain biking disaster, he discovers that his size and strength make him a natural for road bike racing. And with his friends Phoenix and Jake, they’ve almost got an unbeatable team . . . they just need one more rider. Phoenix’s new friend Hú Dié might just work; she’s a great racer . . . and really pretty.
Ryan, Phoenix, Jake, and Hú Dié head to California to train with Ryan’s cousin Peter, learning the ins and outs (literally) of the road, when suddenly things get weird. They hear of experienced bikers dropping dead, and a random post on a popular biking blog leads to the appearance of a very unwelcome visitor from their past.
Then Peter and Jake are kidnapped . . .
The Five Ancestors: Out of the Ashes trilogy that began with Phoenix races on with the same adrenaline-filled, fast-paced writing that has made Jeff Stone a favorite with kids.
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What People Are Saying
Common Sense Media
“Author Jeff Stone has achieved much success with his exciting, page-turning epics that draw even reluctant readers into the adventure, and LION follows in that tradition. The characters are appealing, with distinct personalities that get a good chance to develop further in this installment -- as does the creative mix of martial arts, mythology, and bicycle racing. Parents might want to check whether the book's plentiful, mostly cartoonish violence is too much for their particular kid, but in general, Lion's a well-crafted, compelling tale with many positive lessons about friendship, teamwork, perseverance, and trying to do the right thing."
Book Trends
“Have you ever had a passion that you loved, but it turned out to be a complete disaster? Jeff Stone, author of The Five Ancestors out of the Ashes: Lion, brings a novel about a kid named Ryan with big dreams of biking. However his dreams slowly fall apart in this action packed book filled with adventure….I would recommend this book to a kid or an adult that is interested in realistic fiction….I love this book because of all the action packed adventure about Kung Fu and biking….If you like martial arts and biking, this is the right book for you.”
goodreads -Janet
“This is a fun series about bike racing with some intrigue thrown in about an extremely dangerous, mythical substance called dragon's bone. I enjoyed getting to know the 2nd young teenager as he fought the negative effects of the dragon's bone that his uncle had forced on him in the 1st book of this series. The friendships forged in the earlier book grow stronger in this new book. I really enjoyed reading it.”
Previous Editions
USA
Random House Children’s Books