Pennyworth Books

Who doesn’t know Thomas the train? With a huge number of different stories and over sixty years of continuous success, there is virtually no place on earth that hasn’t heard of the adventures of this little talking locomotive that resides on the magical island of Sodor. Thomas the Train and all of his friends have brought magic into children’s lives for generations, and continue to do so tale after tale.

Thomas was born back in the year of 1943 when its creator Wilbert Awdry, a reverend who had been fond of trains since he was a small kid, began making up stories for his son Christopher, who was ill and had to rest in bed for quite a while. The stories were about a happy little locomotive named Thomas and some of his friends that consisted of different characters based on different models of locomotives.

His son soon became a fan of…

This is a story that links two families, almost indirectly, by a tragedy that affects them in enormously painful ways. Set in a rural community in Pennsylvania in mid-1970, the story is built around the lives of the two main characters, Arthur Parkinson and Annie Marchand. Arthur, who is the narrator of the chapters about his part in this heartbreaking story, is a 14-year-old high school student who is dealing with his family’s slowly decaying break up. At the same time, a narrator who gives us the picture of her dismal, failing marriage and careless lifestyle, tells Annie’s chaotic story.

Arthur and his older sister Astrid are the children of parents who are selfish and immature, putting their needs ahead of their children. As Arthur’s mother decides to divorce his father, the life Arthur knows begins to change. Moving and their resulting socio-economic situation only add to Arthur’s problems as he…

THE GAUDI KEY starts with a burst of excitement. Antonio Gaudi is “key” to this story: when the Grand Master of a devout ancient brotherhood nears death, he entrusts a vital secret to the renowned Spanish architect.

The destiny of a religious object lies in his hands when the master passes on to Gaudi the mission of preserving the object’s secrecy as well as keeping it out of the hands of those who would try and do harm. This mystery object has been a shielded secret since early Christian times, and Gaudi must honor his pledge with his life. Gaudi cleverly hides the priceless secret in the center of what is his most prized creation. Later, members of an order known as the Corbel try to kill Gaudi and make it look like an accident. They want to finish what is left of the Knights of the Moriah, who they knew…