Soulfire / Chaz Harris.

"Twelve-year-old George Grimes is afraid of growing up. If becoming a teenager means he has to stop believing in Grandad's tall tales about Mythika - a magical place where artists have special powers - then he wants to stay twelve forever. On the eve of George's thirteenth birthday, a man with a forked beard and a crooked nose clambers out of the grandfather clock in the upstairs hallway. The man claims to be from Mythika, where the evil Lord Helwrath has been murdering Creators - those who use their imaginations to keep Helwrath's power in check. When George enters Mythika, he joins forces with a talented group of young artists determined to stop Helwrath before it's too late. However, a long-kept family secret leads some to believe that George can create the only power strong enough to fight Helwrath... Soulfire."--Back cover.