Tom J. Astle

The parents of a thirtysomething live-at-home slacker enlist the help of a beautiful woman in the hopes that it will provide their son with the romantic incentive to finally leave the nest.

Sixth grader Peter is pretty much the average kid: he likes gaming, hanging with his friends, and his beloved pair of Air Jordans. But when he has to give up his most prized possession -- his bedroom -- when his recently widowed grandfather moves in with Peter's family, he's unwilling to let such an injustice stand. Peter devises a series of increasingly elaborate pranks to drive out the interloper, but Grandpa Ed won't go without a fight.

The story of an ongoing battle deep in the forest between the forces of good and the forces of evil. When a teen age girl finds herself magically transported into this secret universe, she must band together with a rag-tag team of fun and whimsical characters in order to save their world, and also ours.

Tripp is a thirtysomething slacker, but that doesn't mean that he is ready to give up the many benefits of living at home with his mom and dad. His desperate parents have had enough though, and after years of gentle nudging they soon realize that it is going to take a concerted effort to get Tripp out so they can enjoy their twilight years in peace. Realizing that their only hope for riding themselves of their reluctant-to-leave son, Al and Sue hope...