Books with author Chris Millar

Joshua and Rachael, two young children, have witnessed the creation and destruction of worlds but never did they realise that they would have to protect and save one. When Joshua and Rachael find themselves in this mystical new land, they must unravel the riddle and follow the clues to prevent otherwise inevitable disaster from striking. With help along the way, coming in all shapes and sizes, these two children are in a race against time as each day their enemy attempts to unleash chaos into this magical kingdom, The Kingdom of Sorrowan.

When Simon and Louise’s classroom is set ablaze, there is no other option than to run, but it is not to safety that these children flee. The people of Sorrowan are preparing for battle, a fight that will reclaim lost lands and bring them their peace but, little do they realise, this peace will not last. For it is far away, in a land once lost, that evil is rising, drop by drop, and two men, thought long since destroyed, shall bring back their fury.Rulers will fall, battles will rage, and ancient evils will rise.

The land in ruin, Malthius and Edward attempt to do the one thing that will achieve ultimate revenge: curse Sorrowan’s heart. With the survivors in Sorrowan scattered, afraid, and in hiding, it will take a legend to bring them together once more. And so the children return. From the six points of Sorrowan they travel, ever inwards, ever closer, each facing different trials and rallying support on their way to the final end. Will it be enough?Heroes unite, evils expand, and the heart is exposed.This is the final book in the Kingdom of Sorrowan Series.

William has returned to Sorrowan and this time he has brought a friend.Across the waves, at the edge of Sorrowan, there lies a land. Though not their destination, it is to this land that the crew of the Aurora find themselves constantly drawn. With ancient writings as their guide, they venture out into the vastness of the ocean, exploring islands, battling monsters, and picking up a mystery man in the process, a man who knows more than he cares to reveal. Danger is at every turn; every second is the source of a new adventure.Old friends reunite, a new ship braves the waves, and hidden secrets are exposed.

Loved and despised, accepted and rejected; Edward and William have never considered themselves friends, let alone brothers, but when these two children are transported to Sorrowan their lives are changed forever. Putting their differences aside, they work together to survive in the wild. However, when presented with fantasies of power and control, one brother turns and embraces the evil offered to him, leaving the other to rally Sorrowan’s defence. A great evil has returned, a great challenge lies ahead, and betrayal is thick in the air.

A boy who’s the last in his class to go through puberty tries to fake it till he makes it through a series of cringe-worthy and hilarious events in this “funny, heartfelt” (School Library Journal) balls-and-all coming-of-age novel that’s Judy Blume for boys!Jack Sprigley isn’t just a late-bloomer. He’s a no-bloomer. He’s in the eighth grade, and puberty is still a total no-show. Worse yet, he hasn’t heard from his friends all winter vacation. He assumes they’ve finally dumped him and his child-like body—except then he finds out that it’s much worse than that. His friends are now so far ahead of him that they’ve started dating and getting girlfriends. Jack is out of luck. But then he comes up with a plan to catch up and win his friends back. And his plan is perfect: he just has to fake puberty.

A boy who’s the last in his class to go through puberty tries to fake it till he makes it through a series of cringe-worthy and hilarious events in this balls-and-all coming-of-age novel that’s Judy Blume for boys!Jack Sprigley isn’t just a late-bloomer. He’s a no-bloomer. He’s in the ninth grade, and puberty is still a total no-show. Worse yet, he hasn’t heard from his friends all winter vacation. He assumes they’ve finally dumped him and his child-like body—except then he finds out that it’s much worse than that. His friends are now so far ahead of him that they’ve started dating and getting girlfriends. Jack is out of luck. But then he comes up with a plan to catch up and win his friends back. And his plan is perfect: he just has to fake puberty.

A boy who’s the last in his class to go through puberty tries to fake it till he makes it through a series of cringe-worthy and hilarious events in this “funny, heartfelt” (School Library Journal) balls-and-all coming-of-age novel that’s Judy Blume for boys!Jack Sprigley isn’t just a late-bloomer. He’s a no-bloomer. He’s in the eighth grade, and puberty is still a total no-show. Worse yet, he hasn’t heard from his friends all winter vacation. He assumes they’ve finally dumped him and his child-like body—except then he finds out that it’s much worse than that. His friends are now so far ahead of him that they’ve started dating and getting girlfriends. Jack is out of luck. But then he comes up with a plan to catch up and win his friends back. And his plan is perfect: he just has to fake puberty.

Henry and Howard are two young farm boys coming of age on a Southern, Depression era farm. Their lives are filled with school and chores until a mysterious stranger appears in the community and turns everything topsy turvy. Will they survive the events swirling around them? Can they thrwart the plans of the stranger and return their community to its calm existence? Read on to find the answer to these questions and to see how two ingenious young farm boys parry with a slick huckster from out of town.

A hilarious coming of age story for teenage boys about faking it until you make it—and what it means to be a manJack Sprigley isn’t just a late-bloomer. He’s a no-bloomer. He’s about to start the last term of ninth grade and puberty is still a total no-show. Worse yet, he hasn’t heard from his friends at all over break. He assumes they’ve finally dumped him and his child-like body—except then he finds out that it’s much worse than he thought. His friends are now so far ahead of him that they’ve started hooking up and getting girlfriends. Jack comes up with a plan to catch up and win his friends back. And his plan is perfect: he just has to fake puberty.