Books with author Ben Wood

Available together for the first time—all three books in the Shakertown Adventure trilogy. Perfect for established fans who want to own the full Shakertown Adventure library or readers new to the series, this ebook bundle includes A Stairway to Danger, Steps Into Darkness, and The Staircase of Fire. Follow Tom Wallace through three adventures as he and his cousin, Will, and friend Helen, solve mysteries and struggle with the emotions of coming-of-age in this young adult suspense trilogy.

Zombies, and ghosts, and aliens, Look Out! Hang on to your hats as you read six short stories of excitement and adventure. Thrilling tales for kids 7 and up.For kids who:love fantasy/adventure books told with humor and excitementenjoy stories about friendship, family, and school life appreciate the weirdness of Roald Dahllike the adventure writing of James Pattersonget tickled by Shel Silversteinlaugh at the stories of Carl Hiaasenget lost in the imagination of Beverly Clearyare enthralled by the characters of Katherine Applegate soar with the lyrical language of Kate DiCamilloand can't wait to get to their next storySuspense, humor, and fun for mid-grade elementary school kids.

An eyeless body. A menacing stranger. And a tangled mystery.It’s the summer of 1923 and two cousins hunting for hidden gold stumble on an decayed body. Fourteen-year-old Tom Wallace is convinced the death was murder and drags his older cousin into a harrowing struggle against a shadowy group. Not even attempts on their lives can stop the boys from relentlessly pursuing the mystery. But when their curiosity leads them to investigate a derelict barge, what they find is bigger and more dangerous than anything they could have imagined.A STAIRWAY TO DANGER is a fun-filled thriller with humor and adventure in a Twain-like setting.AwardsWinner! Orangeberry Hall of Fame Best Young Adult novel for 2013

Explosions, sabotage, deadly warnings, and a dangerous red-haired man. Imagine The Hardy Boys meet Tom Sawyer. Add a layer of teen angst and excitement plus a mysterious group stirring up racial tensions. That’s STEPS INTO DARKNESS, the second book in the Shakertown Adventure Series by Ben Woodard. Fourteen-year-old Tom Wallace again makes plans to escape the small town in the 1923 Kentucky countryside—the town that won’t let him forget his past, when a horrific event changes his mind. He teams with his cousin, Will, and young FBI agent Rick Sweeney to solve a perplexing mystery. Attempts on the boys’ lives and a bewildering list of suspects keep them on edge and confused until they discover the real villain—and then wish they hadn’t. STEPS INTO DARKNESS is a fun, page-turning thriller with a hint of romance that delivers adventure and mystery while exploring the fears of a teen living with a frightful memory.

A quiet town in Kentucky explodes from a racial incident and fourteen-year-old Tom Wallace is in the thick of it. His past haunts him and now he’s witness to a horrific event leaving him devastated and afraid. Tom and his cousin, Will, search for lost Shaker gold he believes can help him escape his town and memories. But leaving has consequences. He will lose his friends and his new love. On a fiery staircase Tom finally realizes that he must face his inner demons and his terrifying nightmares. To do so he must take a stand that could change his life … or end it.Author Ben Woodard relies on firsthand experience and family history to tell this moving story of personal tragedy and racial hatred set in the rolling countryside of Kentucky in 1923.

Whispering, dark trees in an ancient Irish forest rustle in the moonless night. Whispering always whispering. Declan’s wild, loud little brother is lost out there—somewhere—and a bent, gnarled old woman tells Declan that he must go into the forest . The woman's eyes haunt him. “You must find him,” she whispers. “And the trees will guide you.” Whispers of trees—a spine-tingling, page-turning thriller with hints of Irish myth that delivers a multicultural adventure.

An ancient forest, a dark night, a strange woman—and whispers.What is going on in this eerie Irish forest? Ten-year-old Declan has to find out. His brother is missing and only he can solve the mystery. But why him? He doesn’t even like his always-yelling brother who his sister says was eaten by wolves. But there are no wolves in Ireland. Then a witch-like woman tells him the two of them have to go into the spooky woods to save his brother. But from what? The strange trees only whisper the answer and he must discover what they are trying to tell him. But he will learn much more than he ever dreamed. Whispers of Trees is a fun, page-turning thriller hinting of myth that delivers a multicultural adventure.

Two boys. Guns. Laughter, and a haunting memory.Not Tom and Huck, but Tom and Will in this Twain-like short story of a hunt in the Kentucky countryside. Tom's inexperience leads to hilarious antics until they finally bag their animal. Tom finds that hunting is fun, but the killing is not.THE HUNT is a chuckle-worthy teen adventure hinting of a past that won't stay hidden. A YA short story.

An eyeless body. A menacing stranger. And a tangled mystery.It’s the summer of 1923 and two cousins hunting for hidden gold stumble on an decayed body. Fourteen-year-old Tom Wallace is convinced the death was murder and drags his older cousin into a harrowing struggle against a shadowy group. Not even attempts on their lives can stop the boys from relentlessly pursuing the mystery. But when their curiosity leads them to investigate a derelict barge, what they find is bigger and more dangerous than anything they could have imagined.A STAIRWAY TO DANGER is a fun-filled thriller with humor and adventure in a Twain-like setting.