Rucker Moses is the pen name of Craig S. Phillips and Harold Hayes, Jr. They both hail from Atlanta and started telling stories together at the University of Georgia. They've been nominated for three Emmys for writing in a children's program and have written for TV shows based on books by R. L. Stine and Christopher Pike. They also make virtual reality experiences and own a production company named SunnyBoy Entertainment. In no particular order, their favourite things to write about are ninjas, magic, space, and abandoned amusement parks. When not doing all that, they are hanging with their wonderful families at home in Los Angeles.
Praise for Kingston and the Magician's Lost and Found:
A 2022-2023 Camellia Children’s Choice Book Award Nominee (AL)
★ “A fast-paced, magical read set in an accessible, vibrant world
where Black magicians and a mainly Black cast take center stage.”
—Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Intricately crafted twists at every turn keep the determined crew
on their toes. The action is well paced, giving readers time to
savor the myriad colorful characters who interact with the clue
chasers. . . An enjoyable addition to most middle school mystery
collections.” —School Library Journal
“Full of heart, magic, and mystery, this is the kind of book that
makes you love books. Absolutely fantastic!” —Sarah Beth Durst,
award-winning author of Catalyst
"Coded messages, characters who plainly know more than they're
saying, doppelgangers, and secret schemes...all come together in
a...breathlessly paced tale...should leave readers even more
delighted that the stage is set for sequels." —Booklist
“Inventive, authentic, and razor-sharp, Kingston and the Magician’s
Lost and Found is at once an exhilarating fantasy and a moving tale
of how far a father and son are willing to go for one another.
Rucker Moses and Theo Gangi put aside familiar tropes to build
something new, an underground New York City, filled with magic and
secrets, that challenges readers to solve its mysteries alongside
its main character. As for Kingston, we’ve never seen anything like
him—a young Black superhero determined to put the magic back in
Brooklyn. He’s sharp, feisty, funny, and always a step ahead. This
is a special book, the kind that you fall in love with, because
beneath the fun and twists, shining through is Kingston’s big, bold
heart.” —Soman Chainani, New York Times bestselling author of The
School for Good and Evil series
"This brisk first-person narrative will appeal especially to
readers who like puzzles and illusions… engaging plot and history
of Black magician....A likable, otherworldly adventure with a bit
of a mystery." —Kirkus Reviews
“The text is zippy and animated, reading more like a screenplay
than a novel, and the secondary characters are splashy . . .
Kingston is a carefully balanced mix of optimistic, jaded, and
grief-stricken, moving through the world with more hope than the
grownups who surround him.” —The Bulletin of the Center for
Children’s Books
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