The Secret of the Great Red Spot by Leonardo Ramirez

Those are the kids and adults he wants to speak to share his message of hope. It can also be young girls who have suffered an assault like Haven did in 'Haven of Dante'. These can be kids who have had to grow up in a single-parent family as was the case in the popular steampunk kids’ series, 'The Jupiter Chronicles'. He also has a soft spot in his heart for people who are hurting. This is truly a man who understands that life is for the living and he helps every one of his readers live life to the fullest through the wonderful adventures of his written worda! But these have only brought him to recognize the strength of family and the faith in God that keeps them bound together in love.

As a husband and father, his family is his first joy.Īs a child, he’s lived through the hardships of extreme poverty and homelessness in a single-parent home. He is also a screenwriter, singer and a martial artist with a 4th degree black belt in Karate and a brown belt in American Bushido Kenjutsu which is the study of the katana (samurai sword).įrom his humble beginnings in Bronx, New York, he’s bootstrapped his way into the hearts of science fiction/fantasy readers-young and old alike. Leonardo Ramirez is an American science fiction and fantasy author of Puerto Rican descent. The Jupiter Chronicles series takes flight with the first book in the series….The Secret of the Great Red Spot. What follows is the beginning of an era that will forever be known by its strange name…Steampunk.

When Callie decides to peer through its murky lens it activates the device and sends the Castillo’s to the steam-powered floating cities of Jupiter to rescue their father and free the Jovians before the Martians launch their final attack. Since then Ian has refused to use the last gift that his father left the wounded boy a telescope that sits collecting dust in the attic. It is the year 1892 and Ian and Callie Castillo have had to suffer the hardships of a single parent family since their father went missing five years ago. Now the answer to their freedom lies within the Great Red Spot and it's up to Ian and Callie to uncover its secret. Steampunk for Children in Grades 2 and up.Ī war has been fought and lost by the Jovians.

The Secret of the Great Red Spot by Leonardo Ramirez