Book excerpt: Winner: Independent Press Awards (2021) – Juvenile Fiction Category Gold Winner: Elite Choice Awards (2020) – Children's Book (8-12) Category Honorable Mention: Purple Dragonfly Awards (2021) – Middle Grade Fiction Finalist: Book Excellence Awards (2021) – Pre-Teen Fiction Category Readers' Favorite Five Star Review In the latest award-winning adventure of the Jaspa’s Journey series for strong middle grade readers, Jaspa and his friends find themselves battling the Alaskan wilderness. When one of their number comes down with a Ses variant of Spanish Flu, the last pandemic to require worldwide lockdowns, they must brave the northern wilds, searching for a ghost town that may be home to an elusive Hermit who might hold the key to a cure.