Books with author Alexander Matis

Gabrielle Dellinger is a teenage empath. She feels what those around her are feeling. She’s known for years that the neighbor boy has had a crush on her. She suffers the hunger pains from a dieting friend. Gabrielle has never doubted her odd ability, and neither has she been able to explain how she’s able to channel the emotions of others. When the new boy in town thirsts for her blood, Gabrielle is all too aware of this bizarre desire. As much as she wants to stay away from him, his hypnotic stare dares her to do things Gabrielle would never do otherwise. Like hurt Michael Fitzgerald, that neighbor of hers who’s loved her from afar. Her mother has gone missing, disappeared during one of the worst winter storms on record and is presumed dead. Dangerously romantic and suspenseful, Black Frost explores life against love.

A favorite classic returns—with fabulous full-color art!Anthony is tired of being bullied. So Blackboard Bear is a good friend to have when the other children don’t want to play fair. He knows how to teach them a lesson and how to make Anthony feel much, much better.First published more than thirty years ago, the popular Blackboard Bear books were instantly celebrated for their spare, consummate portrayal of universal childhood experiences. Now Martha Alexander has created charmingly detailed full-color illustrations from her original three-color artwork—readying this delightful classic about friendship for a whole new generation of young fans.

Charity Jones is a 16-year-old engineering genius who's bullied for being an atheist at her conservative high school. Everything changes when Charity's mother brings home a dreamy teen runaway named Aidan to foster for the holidays. Matched in every way, Charity and Aidan soon fall into dizzying first love.But it seems Aidan isn't the only newcomer: Charity soon finds the brutally slain corpse of her worst bully, and then gets hard, haunting evidence that something monstrous is stalking Oak County. Can Charity and her Skeptics Club stop the killer?Christmas is coming...or is it Krampus? Great Christmas horror with a twist for teens and adults!Winner of the 2016 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a YA NovelNominee for the 2017 Anthony Award for Best Children's/YA Novel in Mystery Writing

The Tribers – Bee, Jonno, Keener, Fifty and Copper Pie – have fun getting in and out of adventures.Only six days left to fill a thousand water bombs for the summer fair, and Copper Pie goes off with Tribe’s arch enemy! Will it be a washout or can the Tribers save the day? There's a thief in school. The Tribers catch the culprit, and then wish they hadn't. Then Marco the mad mountain-boarder presents Tribe with a tricky dilemma. It’s non-stop for Tribe!

“The Fall of Free Will begins at sundown. The Generals of Destiny will rise at the height of the Winter Solstice. Come, King of Light, to the place where you allowed true love to perish, and bear witness to the end of Free Will.” Danny Elikai is a teenage boy who lost his family in a devastating car accident. He finds himself in a swirling depression in the mystical city of Grenoff as horrific events begin to unfold. He learns of an ancient conflict between the two philosophies that seek to rule humanity: the individual liberties of Free Will, and the predetermined peace guaranteed by Destiny. The agents of Destiny have risen, and threaten life as we know it. Danny must choose to find the King of Light and to fight for Free Will, or to leave humanity to the iron grip of the Emperor of Darkness. The Final War is coming, and soon we will need to pick a side. Will you fight for the freedom of choice offered by Free Will, or the harmony promised by Destiny?

The Tribers – Bee, Jonno, Keener, Fifty and Copper Pie – have fun getting in and out of adventures.When Copper Pie knocks the ear off the school statue with a catapult, he’s in serious danger of being expelled. Luckily, new boy Jonno has some bright ideas, and Tribe is born.Then Tribe tame the scary Alley Cats gang and defend their territory using the world’s weirdest weapons: Bee’s cupcakes and a stag beetle. It’s non-stop for Tribe!

Carlos Zera, the prankster and unpopular goofball of space station CSDL-99-X, aka “El Tin-O”, had gotten used to a life of pranks and getting kicked out of school.Right up until the aliens came looking him.But after a mysterious arrival delivers the unfortunate news that an alien race is combing the galaxy to find and destroy him, Carl finds himself in the middle of a centuries-old war with an alien species bent on humanity’s destruction.Armed only with their courage and loyalty to one another, Carl and his friends Scarlett and Hector battle their way through a maze of robots, discover new life forms, and make the ultimate sacrifice for the safety of the galaxy. Along the way, Carl learns that the universe is much bigger, more dangerous, and more wondrous than he ever thought possible.Written for kids ages 9-12 but with enough fun, adventure, and mystery to entertain adults, Carl Zera and the Ore of Life is the first in a series of middle grade science fiction books exploring the Space Defender universe.The Space Defender books are scifi adventure books for readers who love science, space, aliens, robots, tech, and smart, brave kids. Fans of Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Star Trek will enjoy exploring this vast new universe of characters and far-off worlds.