Back at Eagle Lake

About the Book

Patrick, Jenny, and Kristen have arrived at their summer cottage on Eagle Lake. With their friends, Pete and Mark, they struggle to outwit the evil creatures - witches, punkchopgoons, and water-orcs - who are determined to recruit the kids to the side of evil. The kids are brave and resourceful on their own, but occasionally get help from Elg - the Eagle Lake giant - and the few locals who are aware of the evil forces.

Pete's grandpa, Mr. Hudson (an island recluse), and trucker Hughie Graye all support the struggle.
This summer the nasties have become even more belligerent than before. Punkchopgoons attack Mr. Hudson on his island. Witches kidnap three young novices who were under the giant's protection.

Water orcs attack wearing plastic armour. Jenny and Kristen are caught by the witches to be inducted into the sisterhood, and the boys must find the witches' lair to rescue them. Mum and Dad, meanwhile, are blissfully unaware.

While the family has its share of summer fun - swimming, canoeing, fishing, hiking, and roasting marshmallows - the kids are preoccupied with the mystery and power of their magical amulets, and the fate of the young novice witches.

About the Author

P. K. Winter is a retired IT Director and closet geek who has taken up painting and playing the tenor saxophone. He and his wife live in an old house in Toronto. The Eagle Lake giant - Elg - stories were invented in the 1980s during family drives to their cottage. Back at Eagle Lake is the author's response to a comment from his daughter: "Dad, you can't end a storybook with an unresolved question. You need a second book." Now a grandfather, he dedicates the second Elg book To the next generation of cottage adventurers.