The Innerverse Machine

For adults and children alike...
What if you could shrink down and explore the most amazing place on Earth: your own body?

Twelve year old Dion has a secret. His body is changing, and it feels like it belongs to someone else. His jeans don't fit, his stomach does strange things, and he has no idea why.

His father, Atum Re, unveils the invention he's been building in his workshop for fourteen years. It's a machine that sends the part of you that sees, hears, and wonders into the living body itself. Dion, his sharp-witted eight year old sister, Soular, and his wildly curious five year old brother, Nahlej are about to take the ride of their lives.

Together, they will:

• Ride the red river of the bloodstream and step inside the four-roomed house of the heart
• Breathe with the lungs and wander the glowing galaxy of the brain
• Watch an army of white blood cells defend a scraped knee
• Follow lunch through the digestive system and see how the body turns it into a part of them
• Discover what happens during sleep, when the body's night shift goes to work
• Meet the messengers behind growth, puberty, and big feelings

And in one unforgettable journey, the family travels somewhere none of them expected: inside Auset, to meet their baby brother Uriah, who is still growing and waiting to be born.

Along the way, Atum Re shares the wisdom of his great-great-grandmother Maat, who taught that real health is about balance.

The Innerverse Machine is a family adventure that makes the science of the human body memorable, with:

• Nutrition woven into the story, insteady of being preachy
• Honest, age-appropriate answers about growing up and changing bodies
• Lessons on movement, sleep, hydration, fresh air, and sunlight
• Gentle guidance on managing big emotions, the power of kindness and community, and the role of gratitude and prayer
• Characters ages 5, 8, and 12, so every young reader has someone to see themselves in

Perfect for curious readers ages 11 and up, and wonderful as a family read-aloud for younger siblings.

Shrink down. Look closer. Discover what's been taking care of you all along.