Available 23 May 2024!

Stu and the Sketchy
Time Stops

A heartwarming and hilarious middle grade tale about taking a chance on friendship while taking on time-stopping casino thieves.

The first exciting book in The Sketcher Series!

What would you do if you could stop time?

Twelve-year-old Stu is new to Las Vegas, and he’s lonely.
His best friend back in Australia has dumped him, and his only friend here is his pet snake.
He wants more friends, but it hurts too much to lose them.

Then Stu runs into a pair of casino thieves with an amazing ability—they can stop time!

But when the whole world freezes in place, Stu keeps moving, and when Stu discovers he can stop time too, the thieves come up with a criminal plan for him.

Can Stu master his new powers and stop the thieves, while finding the courage to make new friends?

Only time will tell.

Preorder here!
Book Cover of Stu and the Sketchy Time Stops showing a boy, casino chips, and playing cards swirling in a purple tornado.

"A fast, funny, and utterly brilliant adventure!
Drop everything to read it!"
- Claire Fayers, author of The Accidental Pirates series


“The reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once.
Stopping time is like playing God.”

— Stu and the Sketchy Time Stops

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