1. The Rise of the Black Wolf By: Derek Benz & J.S. Lewis

2. Max, Harley, Natalia, and Ernie are four friends ready to make a difference. It is almost Christmas…

3. Max’s parents are divorced and Max misses his father deeply.

4. Max walks home one day and finds a note laying on his bed that says…

5. “Max, it’s your father. Please meet me in Scotland this Christmas. P.S. Bring your friends with you.”

6. Max runs downstairs and asks his mom if he could go to Scotland with Harley, Natalia, and Ernie. At first the answer was “NO!!!!”

7. Max finally convinces his mother to let him go to Scotland with his friends.

8. Four friends…

9. One journey!

10. When Max, Harley, Natalia, and Ernie get on the plane a storm blows and causes the plane to crash…

11. No one was injured but they landed in the ocean. The plane was transformed into a submarine!

12. They arrive in Scotland and Max finally meets his father.

13. Max, Harley, Natalia, and Ernie are brought to their rooms which had go-carts, checkers, many books and a computer!

14. The next day the kids explore the hotel and they find a weird looking closet.

15. The kids are curious and open the closet to find many dead animals including wolves.

16. Max had discovered that his father was a hunter like he wanted to be himself!

17. The journey that Max, Harley, Natalia, and Ernie had was trying to go to Scotland to see Max’s father.

18. Later on Max finds out that his father is the King of Scotland!

19. It is important to the characters because they are very eager to find out about Max’s father.