Bestselling children’s book author Michael Buckley will visit The King’s English in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, May 12th at 7 PM as part of a nation-wide tour to promote Undertow, the start of a series (May 5, 2015 / Ages 12 & up). Michael’s two previous series, the Sisters Grimm and NERDS, have sold more than 4 million copies and appear in 22 languages. Undertow is his first YA book, and a bit of a departure for him. Mature and thought-provoking, Undertow will appeal to fans of Rick Yancey and Marie Lu. There is a steamy romance, dystopian intrigue, and an exploration of bigotry and xenophobia that will resonate with today’s readers, not to mention a beach read tie-in — the book begins as 30,000 Alpha, a race of ocean-dwelling warriors, emerge on the beach at Coney Island.