Mr. Sandman Chronicles: Chronicle 1 - The Chronicle Begins (Younger Readers Version) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781977211699)

Sorry, but this is no storybook fairy tale or happily ever after

It is May 4, 2007 in Neverland, Kansas. It is a stormy night with tornado warnings in the county. A 1969 black Dodge Charger is being driven by Shade Sandman. The car is cruising down the highway then onto a bridge, when two cars are being pursued by two police patrol cars. The four vehicles are speeding towards Shade's car. Shade's car is forced off the bridge into Neverland Lake. Shade is electrocuted by sky to lake lightning. By a miracle, Shade survives his near death experience. On May 7, 2007 in Neverland, Kansas, now three days later. Shade awakens from his coma, leaves the Neverland hospital and teams with his Dad / Captain Sandman (of the Neverland P.D.) to find evidence to the person(s) that caused Shade's near death experience. Fast forward to May 7, 2015 in Neverland, Kansas, at 3:55 PM an EF5 tornado destroyed the small town and one of the Sandman family members was killed.