11-year-old martial arts expert Jason Steed is spending his summer as a Sea Cadet on a British Navy Frigate off the Jakarta coast when rebel forces attack. Now Jason is stranded on the coast with an elite special ops team on a suicide mission. Hungry and tired, Jason must summon up the will to rescue the captured team. About the Author: Mark A. Cooper was born in London and moved with his wife and son to the U.S. in 2003. When his 12-year-old son's grades improved after reading the Harry Potter series, Mark decided to encourage literacy with his own novel. He self-published Fledgling: Jason Steed and the novel has enjoyed huge success and a devoted following on the web.