Keys to the Kingdom, Book 1: Mister Monday

A great mix of science fiction and fantasy, this tale begins with 7th grader, Arthur Penhaligon, suffering an asthma attack and dreaming that he has been given a mysterious key. When he wakens, he sees he still has the key in his possession and then finds that his world is changing. His city is going to sleep, and a strange house has appeared in his neighborhood. Something is very wrong, and to what will the key lead him? This book is the first of seven in the Keys to the Kingdom series.