Violet Star - Paperback

by Brianna Carter (Illustrator), J. Oliver Madison (Author)

No one at Mitchelstown High has any idea of the secret life Carmella Anderson leads. Sure, on the surface, she's a charismatic and geeky student with a crush on a popular skateboarder. But beneath that, she has a decade of experience as a ninja in training.After shattering generations of tradition in her family's way of the mercenary, Carmella's grandfather began a new tradition-standing up for the few good citizens in her hometown of Blyton. When night falls, she must take on the persona of Karma and bring balance to a corrupt city.However, her martial arts and arsenal of advanced weaponry may not be enough to track down a beastlike rogue ninja involved in a recent string of murders. Karma will need help from friends, family, and her genetic gift-special abilities unique to her clan-to uncover the mystery behind the killer and bring him to justice.

Author Biography

Oliver has always loved writing and devouring books by James Patterson and J.K. Rowling. If a story has drama, adventure, and a twist, you can count him in. He's got a little bit of a dark side too, so you can expect to see that from time to time in his writing and sense of humor. He's honed his craft at Arizona State University, where he earned his Bachelor's Degree in English Literature in 2012. Oliver loves experimenting with characters from all backgrounds with all kinds of quirks. There are so many types of people in this world and only a handful get touched on in mainstream media. That's what Oliver would like to change. When he's not writing, he's playing Ultimate Frisbee or grabbing coffee with friends. To this day, he still loves having marathons of Avatar the last Airbender, Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy, and Tarantino films. He's also a chess and Super Smash Brothers fanatic. You should play him sometime! When he's not doing that or working on his next writing project, he's trying (and failing) to teach his Yorkie-Poo, Riley, to fetch.