Meet the Main Characters

The Protectors Series is a five-book series about the fantastical adventures of Trevor, Penny, Freddy, Tika and Yergi as they grow from early to mid-teens and have been called to protect ‘gifts from the night sky’ that can save the five major biomes of Earth. The books are POV (Point of View) switching, so as the story progresses, the POV switches by chapter.

The kids are given bracelets or bands which allow them to move inside and through plants and animals. The bands also give an enhanced sense to each.

Here I will introduce you to the kids with a little background and snippets from the book when the kids first experience their bands.

Penny

Penny is the youngest, almost thirteen at the start of the first book. She is from the poor part of Atlanta, Georgia. She lost her mom in a military skirmish overseas, and is being raised by her dad.

“Once she got untangled from the others, Penny stumbled back and slumped into her seat. She looked down at the bands around her wrist. Was she somehow a prisoner of this crazy old coot? This insanity was the last thing she needed right now. When she turned her wrists over to look for more designs, she inadvertently bumped the two bands together. They held together, she heard a whooshing sound, and a small, blue arc of light burst from around her wrists. She heard Maggie’s exact words to them clearly in her head. “Do not be afraid… prophecy in the night sky…meteorite crashed…a tree grew out of its crater… causing my forest to grow again…called you five to help me protect it…” How could she not be afraid? She was a poor, almost teenager, sent to some crazy rich resort for teens for a whole month? She’d never even been to a sleep-away camp before. Only now she wasn’t going there. She was being sent on some weird mission to who knows where. Of course she was afraid. But it wasn’t only Maggie’s words. Penny heard behind the words, sort of. The intent of the words were kind, full of goodness and purpose. This was too much. She jerked the bands apart, held her arms to her sides and the light faded.”

Trevor

Trevor is a kid from Philly. His impetuous personality makes him the unofficial leader of the group.

“After a few blocks of amusement park rides, the road opened to a deep blue lake with whitecaps that glinted in the sunlight. Dozens of bright teal gazebos speckled the lakeside, and a white dock jutted into the lake. Bobbing from the docking posts were rows of sailboats, jet skis, powerboats and a few flat, pontoon party boats. A silver shuttle boat stood ready at the end of the dock to take passengers out to an island. Trevor sighed and put his hands together on the top of the windowsill. He didn’t mean to do it, but the bands on his wrists touched. A streak of blue light flashed out again from around his hands and a strange energy coursed through him. When he looked back out at the lake, though, something had changed. Just a moment before, he could only see the island in the distance. Now he had some sort of super sight. He could see the island’s landing dock, the beachfront and further into the island he spied the top of a thatched cabana peeking above clusters of palm trees. They had palm trees! He blinked hard and brought his gaze back to the shore. How had he done that?”

Freddy

Freddy is an active, fun-loving, agreeable kid whose parents are migrant workers in California.

“Freddy folded his arms, but in the process, he bumped the two bands on his wrists together. He’d almost forgotten about them. As soon as he’d done that, though, he saw a flash of blue glint around his wrists faintly in the sunlight. He smelled a man’s cologne, but it was mixed with something rotten, like garbage.”

Tika

Tika is from the White Mountain Apache Tribe, and lives on the Fort Apache Reservation in Arizona. She is the oldest, and is quiet, perceptive and highly intuitive.

“Tika rechecked the bands, the gold was on her right and the silver was on her left. She walked slowly towards the tree…She closed her eyes and braced for impact. But there was none. Instead, she felt the early afternoon sun on her arms. Her leaves absorbed the warm rays. A breeze flowed over her bark, and it felt delightful. Wait, what? Did she really just think that? She opened her eyes but could not see anything. Of course, she thought, she was in the tree. This was incredible. And it wasn’t as if she was blind. She could feel the others standing on the ground around her.”

Yergi

Yergi is the second oldest, and lives in an orphanage in Minnesota. He is a big kid who sees things scientifically.

“He sat down at the table, sliced a piece of bread and buttered it. He bit into it and it was, naturally, delicious. To test a hypothesis however, he tapped the bands together and took a second bite. The same flavors erupted in his mouth like fireworks. He took another bite for another test. This time he thought he could even taste the sunrays that had soaked into the wheat.”