Books with author Alan Cooper

On the Midwinter Day that is his eleventh birthday, Will Stanton discovers a special gift-- that he is the last of the Old Ones, immortals dedicated to keeping the world from domination by the forces of evil, the Dark. At once, he is plunged into a quest for the six magical Signs that will one day aid the Old Ones in the final battle between the Dark and the Light. And for the twelve days of Christmas, while the Dark is rising, life for Will is full of wonder, terror, and delight.

Charlie Ebersole is good at his job as a securities analyst for International Industries in Los Angeles in the year 1962, but he is also somewhat bored at being tied to a desk most of the time. He jumps at the chance to join the fraud section of II, and is immediately put on a case that will take him and another employee, Elizabeth Reid, to Buffalo, Fort Lauderdale, and possibly to Fidel Castro’s Cuba, although the Bay of Pigs fiasco is a recent memory, and relations between Cuba and the United States are not good. Charlie and Liz find out that uncovering a Ponzi scheme isn’t all just fun and games, but it can be dangerous too, especially when somebody is intent on them not discovering the truth. Before they are through they may wish they were back at their nice safe desks in Los Angeles.

On the Midwinter Day that is his eleventh birthday, Will Stanton discovers a special gift -- that he is the last of the Old Ones, immortals dedicated to keeping the world from domination by the forces of evil, the Dark.At once, he is plunged into a quest for the six magical signs that will one day aid the Old Ones in the final battle between the Dark and the Light.And for the twelve days of Christmas, while the Dark is rising, life for Will is full of wonder, terror, and delight.

Matthew and Mason are intrigued by the painting on their wall, and with the help of Amy, a girl in the picture, they enter the land behind the painting. What they find there is a dystopian world far different from the idyllic picture, where people have chips in their heads and thought control is practiced. The three must attempt to destroy the people who are in control of the tyranny before they are thrown into the Bloody Tower where dissidents are imprisoned, or, in the case of the boys, executed.

Two days after Alex Cooper told her parents that she was gay, they took their fifteenyearold daughter to Utah, where they signed over their parental rights to a group of fellow Mormons who promised to ''cure'' Alex from her homosexuality. For eight harrowing months, Alex was forbidden from attending school, beaten and verbally abused, and forced to stand facing a wall for up to eighteen hours a day wearing a backpack full of rocks. With the help of a dedicated legal team in Salt Lake City, she would eventually escape and win the right to live under the law's protection as an openly gay teenager. For the first time, Alex speaks out about her ordeal and its aftermath.

Okay, she was a vampire, but not the blood sucking kind. That was just gross. No, she was an energy vampire. Along with her two best friends she hung out at the mall and borrowed a little energy here and there from the people she rubbed shoulders with. It was all fun and games, until the hunters showed up. They were hunting her, but she didn’t know who they were. Who could she trust? The new English teacher who knew way too much about her, and claimed she could see auras? The new (almost) boyfriend, who was too good to be true? Anyone could be hunting her, and she didn’t know why. Energy vampires never harmed anyone, did they?

When Lucy and her friends try to rescue a cat trapped beneath a manhole cover in the pavement, they find themselves in a mysterious system of underground passages. Following the cat through the tunnels, they emerge in the cathedral and witness a strange secret ceremony. But events take a sinister turn when a man is discovered murdered nearby. The four friends are determined to discover the identity of the murderer and of the secret group, but who can they trust? Canon Amanda Holdright is warm and friendly, while Gideon, the virger, is cloaked in suspicion. And the university professor expresses surprising interest in their activities.Set against the real life backdrop of Exeter Cathedral and Underground Passages, The Cat and the Cathedral is the first book of the Green Man Trilogy. A traditional teen adventure, it is suitable for Young Adults, and also for old ones!Please note: Exeter Cathedral preserves some old and unusual spellings, such as virger and quire. These are reflected in the text.

“ 'Sweetheart, there’s nothing to be afraid of. Come here and let me show you.' The voice said from behind the bedroom door. Jimmy placed a finger in his mouth, his eyes brimming with tears as he slowly crept over and undid the nine locks that secured his mother’s bedroom. The handle jiggled and then swung open, exploding off the hinges, as she leapt upon him and slammed his skull against the hard wood floor as he swatted at her, pleading with her to stop. The crunch of his own flesh would be one of the last sounds Jimmy ever heard. 'When did it start raining?' Jimmy vaguely wondered as hot arterial spray flew up from his neck like a geyser, soaking his hair and skin, as the world slowly went dark and faded to black."In this heart-pounding horror and suspense trilogy, eleven-year-old Mia lives in a terrifying world marred by the constant threat of violence and death. A long time ago, an insidious mutated virus was released into the air, which caused virtually all adults to shift into blood thirsty creatures on nights when the moon is full. These terrifying monsters are driven only by an insatiable need to feast on human flesh. When death finally comes to visit her family, Mia can take no more, and embarks on her own teenage adventure to discover the truth behind the horror and suspense, in order to put an end to the madness forever. Mia and a band of other young teens at war must combine forces in order to save themselves from these terrifying creatures of the night, or everyone will be slaughtered within the week. This science fiction horror book will leave you on the edge of your seat, as the werewolves close in on helpless children. Young adults must become at once fearless young warriors, or the entire world will be laid to ruins. Growing up has never been easy, especially when you’re being hunted every step of the way. Award-winning horror author, Alex Cooper, brings you a terrifying tale for young adults, filled with non-stop action and explosive plot twists. Welcome to the macabre world of the last of the living, filled with death and dismemberment, where no one is truly awake. This book contains scenes of violence, sexuality, and other material that may be upsetting for some readers.