About the book: 2022 / The focus will be on a 17-year-old boy named Charlie Reed, a diligent student who plays baseball and football well. When Charlie was 10 years old, his mother died in a car accident, causing his father to drink heavily. The hero had to start taking care of both himself and his father. In the story, Charlie meets the mysterious old man Howard Bowditch and his dog named Radar. Howard lives in an isolated large house on top of a hill. Charlie starts working for Howard - apparently helping the old man with household chores. And along the way, the young man makes friends with Radar. Over time, Howard dies, but before his death he manages to leave Charlie a tape with a mysterious message. The man revealed to the hero the secret of a locked shed in the backyard of the house, from which strange sounds emanate. As it turns out, there is a portal to another world in the barn. Charlie and Radar go in search of the portal and end up getting involved in a large-scale war of good and evil, on the outcome of which the fate of entire worlds depends..