Gifting has never been easier
Perfect if you're short on time or are unable to deliver your gift yourself. Enter your message and select when to send it.
I’ve teamed up with BRAVE Books to write a story that teaches kids to be brave. It follows Jax Desparks as his great invention explodes in a big BOOM! He faces his fear head-on and learns that true bravery means being scared but trying anyway.
Pre-order the book
A portion of the proceeds from this book will go to the Parker Project to help ease the financial burdens faced by families with children battling cancer. These families are some of the bravest people I’ve ever seen, facing pain and fear most of us can’t imagine. Every pre-order helps us give back to the families of these cancer warriors.
Get a signed copy of Kentucky Ballistic's book and a T-Rex plush.
Get a FREE signed copy of Kentucky Ballistic's book and a T-Rex plush when you join the BRAVE Book Club.
Couldn't load pickup availability
For every donation, we will be sending a book and plush to a child at the Parker Project.
$39.99
If you choose to subscribe, your subscription will ship within our normal shipping times, and Boom! Pow! I'm Braver Now! will ship once the book is released.
In a family of brilliant inventors, Jax DeSparks is determined to prove he belongs. He’s spent all summer perfecting his rocket-powered invention, until one spectacular BOOM! POW! sends it (and his confidence) up in smoke.
Shaken and scared to try again, Jax begins to doubt whether he has what it takes to join his family on the Wall of Wonder. But with the help of his loyal stuffed dino, Rex, and his encouraging parents, Jax discovers that failure isn’t the end, it's just part of the process.
As the Invention Fair approaches, Jax must face his fear head-on and learn that true bravery means being scared… but trying anyway. And when he does, he finds himself shouting, BOOM! POW! I’m braver now!

Hey friends,
When you subscribe to the Brave Book Club, you’ll get a free copy of my Book, get a new BRAVE Book every month, AND Brave Books will DOUBLE your donation to Cook Children's.
Join the Book Club