Nichelle Johnson

Author of Guardians of Knox Academy

The Series

The Books

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Guardians of Knox Academy · Book 1

Trial of Light & Shadow

Fraternal twins Adaś and Robuś can’t explain the door. It appeared at the end of their Chicago middle school hallway on a perfectly ordinary Thursday — ancient, carved in glowing runes, and not there yesterday. Neither was the tropical magical realm waiting on the other side.

Magic doesn't care if you're ready. It cares if you're worthy.

Publication date

April 3, 2026

Print length

297 pages

ISBN-13

979-8895713037

Reading age

9–17 years

Guardians of Knox Academy · Book 2

The Secrets We Keep

The dragons are restless, rising with one fierce goal: Vengeance.

But secrets are stacking up at Knox Academy, and the Five can feel the cracks forming.

A surge of strange magic guides them toward an underwater lair older than any of their dragons, where time bends and clues pop up in all the wrong places.

And the deeper they go, the more secrets threaten to drag them under—faster than any enemy ever could.
The Five must journey farther than they ever imagined, believe the impossible, and stand together in truth if they hope to reclaim what was stolen.

Tick tock, young rider.

Time is almost up!

Publication date

September 20, 2026

Print length

376 pages

ISBN-13

979-8895715727

Reading age

9–17 years