Books with author Bill Myers

"It's way harder being a guy than a girl." "Is not." "Is too." "Is not!" "Is too!" So begins another madcap McDoogle mishap as Wally agrees to switch places with Wall Street (his best friend even if she is a girl). Teachers, parents, friends, everyone is in on the act as the two try to survive 72 hours in each other's shoes. It's a custom-made Wally catastrophe that includes: exploding Home Ec cookies (apparently Wally used gun powder instead of baking powder), baby-sitting a mob of out-of-control monster babies, and imprisoned 2.2 hours in the bathroom every morning to fix his hair. Last, and by no means least, Wally must replace Wall Street as a star in The Nutcracker ballet!All in all it becomes one of Wally's greatest misadventures as he finally learns the important lesson of honoring and respecting others.

"Just 'cause I didn't follow the rules doesn't make it my fault that the Space Shuttle almost crashed. Well, okay, maybe it was sort of my fault. But not the part when Pilot O'Brien was spacewalking and I accidentally knocked him halfway to Jupiter, or when I wound up in a space suit and nearly became the first human satellite to orbit the Earth; you can't blame that on me."Well, okay, maybe that was sort of my fault, too."So begins another hilarious Wally McDoogle MISadventure as our boy blunder stows aboard the Space Shuttle and learns the importance of: OBEYING THE RULES!

Through a series of incredible mis-adventures (so what else is new), our boy blunder finds himself participating in the Skateboard Championship of the Universe. (It would be "of the World" except for the one kid who claims to be from Jupiter-a likely story, in spite of his two heads and seven arms.) It's a tough crowd where anything goes as long as you win. Amidst the incredible chaotic chaos by incurably corrupt competitors (say that five times fast), Wally learns there is more to life (or in his case, near-death) than winning.

My Life As Invisible Intestines (with Intense Indigestion) is book # 20 in the The Incredible Worlds of Wally McDoogle series. When Wally first becomes invisible (thanks to the handy-dandy OOPS Machine) it's great fun. Now he can do whatever he wants, like defending Opera by humiliating a bully, or helping the local football team come back from a 0-54 score. Then, of course, there's always giving Wall Street a hand in making her first million. . . . But the fun and games are short lived when everybody from a crazy ghost buster, to the FBI, to the 59 ½ Minutes TV show, to the neighbor's new dog (a cross between a grizzly bear and a Tyrannosaurs Rex) begin pursuing him. Soon Wally is stumbling and staggering through his greatest misadventure ever . . . until he finally learns that cheating and taking short cuts in life are not all they're cracked up to be. Until he learns that honesty really is the best policy.

Carved from the Blood Mountains, a perpetual reminder of Imager’s great love for mankind, the mysterious Bloodstone opens a gateway into multiple dimensions. As Denise, Nathan, and Joshua visit these fantastic realities and learn of Imager’s unfathomable compassion, they must also battle strange creations while fighting the internal wars of their own hearts. This profoundly creative and entertaining allegory for children eight to eighty is a sparkling-fresh depiction of life’s most important journey. The adventure begins as moonlight strikes the mysterious Bloodstone. Denise and Nathan are swept into exciting dimensions until they eventually enter the Portal. With the help of Aristophenix, the universe’s worst poet, Listro Q, a tall purple dude with dyslexic speech, and Samson, part dragon fly part ladybug, they learn of Imager as the crafty Illusionist and the icy-blue Bobok are out to deceive at every turn.

Walker and Mango Bob are at it again. Traveling across Florida in a motorhome, enjoying a laidback lifestyle while trying to stay out of trouble. But trouble never seems to be far away. Especially when it involves women. In Mango Crush, Walker gets an early morning call from the mysterious Abby - aka the Goat Girl - asking him to drive across the state to pick her up in St Augustine. She tells him they'll be on the road for a week, so he'd better bring some wine because she's no fun when she's sober. There's no way he can turn her down, so he loads up his motorhome and heads out. But this is Florida, and things rarely go as planned. Soon Walker finds himself in a different kind of hunt. One that will change his life forever. Ride along as Walker and his cat, Mango Bob, travel across Florida in their motorhome, trying to avoid trouble that seems to be around every curve. A fun read.

This six-book series centers around two 23rd century goofballs, Tuna and Herby, who travel back in time to study TJ Finkelstein for their history project. TJ will someday become a great leader who demonstrates honesty, integrity, thoughtfulness, self-sacrifice, respect for others―all traits she hones and grasps through her adventures in this series. Unfortunately, Tuna and Herby get stuck in TJ’s time (modern day), so she has to deal with their schemes while juggling the normal issues of a seventh grader who has moved to a new city, is trying to fit in, and is coping with her mother’s death and her family’s new life. In New Kid Catastrophes, TJ accidentally makes an enemy of Hesper Breakahart, the superstar who attends their school. And Tuna and Herby’s attempts to help just lead to one disaster after another. In the end, TJ is still very unpopular, but she learns the value of looking past appearances and gains a few friends―and the attention of the most popular boy in school.

MADCAP MYSTERIES WITH A MESSAGENew edition, with a note from the author! What’s with the Widow Sanks? Has her son really come back from the dead?How can a speeding hot rod, with no driver, disappear into thin air?Is Midvale really being terrorized by a ghost?Teen detectives Sean and Melissa Hunter keep the faith as the citizens of Midvale freak out over a hot-rod-driving “ghost.” Throw in a marching band, a medium, and an Elvis impersonator, and well . . . better hang on to your rocket powered Rollerblades! It’s another wild ride with Bloodhounds, Inc.

For ages 8 to 14, Truth Seekers is a fast-paced, thoughtful, and funny new series using a 21st century approach to sharing ancient Bible truths. In book one, The Machine, twin siblings Jake and Jenny have just lost their mother and are not thrilled about moving to Israel to stay with their seldom seen archaeologist dad. They don’t yet understand how “all things work together for good to those who love God.” But they will when a machine their father invented points them to the Truth.