Jordan Black And The Scepter Of Time by Kenneth S. Valentine

Two worlds. One destiny. For over two hundred years, the peaceful inhabitants of Antares have suffered from war and oppression at the hands of the mighty Kir Empire. Now they look to their descendants on Earth for a hero to set them free! Because he was smaller than the other kids his age, thirteen-year-old Jordan Black felt like he never fit in, and that he constantly had to work harder than everyone else to prove himself. But when Jordan is suddenly summoned home from his prestigious military school after a seven year absence from his family and friends, he learns that maybe he is different for a reason, and that his destiny may be to save not just one world, but two. Jordan is about to discover the incredible secret the residents of the small town of Libertyville have kept hidden for more than two centuries…a secret that binds two distant worlds together. Now Jordan, and a group of his specially trained friends, will travel together through space and time to the mysterious and distant land of Antares. Ruled by the evil Emperor Lazarus XII and his cruel prince, the people of Antares are fighting to regain their freedom. In order to help them, and fulfill his destiny, Jordan and his team must risk everything on a dangerous quest to recover a powerful weapon...a weapon that could ultimately lead to freedom for the Antareans, or give Lazarus the power to enslave Earth too!