Books with author Eric Michaels

The Philistines have taken over Israel and King Saul needs to run them out. But he's too scared to fight. His son, Prince Jonathan, is ready to trust God. He and his armor bearer have gone to fight the enemy alone. But the Philistine army is pretty big. Have they made a big mistake?* * * * * Mick Michaels thinks first grade readers need exciting books like the ones adults enjoy. So he's creating what you might call "first grade novels" — books that are more involved than easy readers but not as big as chapter books. They tell science fiction stories, fantasy stories, myths and legends, and other types of action-adventure tales that will appeal to most modern kids, especially boys.These action-adventure books average 2000-2500 words, each with 5 or 6 chapters of around 400 words or less. Each chapter includes a couple of illustrations to help ease the transition from picture-oriented books to text-oriented books. The sentences sound more adult than "See Spot run. Run, Spot, run!" but aren't overly complex. While each book includes two or three challenging new words, the vast majority of words are already part of a first-grader's vocabulary. And each book is checked by a children's librarian to make sure the reading levels are appropriate for young readers. This book is for kids reading on a level of 2-3.Young readers love action-adventure stories. If you want to encourage them to read, give them books they'll love!

Book Three, the final part of the A'va Trilogy, The Battle for Nadisia brings this epic fantasy series to an action packed and emotional close.With the threat of invasion looming, Queen Ricka struggles to understand and master her powers, unaware that evil has already entered her kingdom. Her sister is lost in a distant land, leaving a prophecy unfulfilled and lives in danger.The past with be discovered, unexpected allies made, and secrets will be revealed that will determine the fate of all in Nadisia.Visit www.AvaTrilogy.comLike The A'va Trilogy and Author E.R. Michaels on Facebook, and follow @Erika_Michaels on Twitter

The strongest person in the history of humanity happens to be a fourteen-year-old Filipina in South San Francisco, California, and her name is Imelda Corazon SantaMaria. This is the story of a girl who wants to be a woman, a woman who loves, a woman who loves a young man named Rogelio. Rogelio has a problem though: testicular cancer. To make matters worse, Rogelio’s mother has recently converted from Catholicism to become a Jehova’s Witness and forbids modern medical treatment, insisting on prayer instead. What does Rogelio want? Just a girl he can trust. What does Imelda want in return? Rogelio’s love, oh, and to no longer be a virgin on the first day of high school, six days after the opening of the story. Did I mention the abortion in chapter two, the stabbing in chapter four, the abduction (sort of) in chapter seven, the three-car pile-up in chapter nine, the psychiatric ward in chapter eleven, or whether or not Imelda gets her man in the end?

A private citizen who transformed the world around him, Martin Luther King, Jr., was arguably the greatest American who ever lived. Now, after more than thirty years, few people understand how truly radical he was. In this groundbreaking examination of the man and his legacy, provocative author, lecturer, and professor Michael Eric Dyson restores King's true vitality and complexity and challenges us to embrace the very contradictions that make King relevant in today's world.

Book One of The A'va Trilogy. A’va: The Journey from Tianya has a rich story line that will stir the imagination. It is a captivating tale of what happens in the world of A’va, when wingless fairies are born in Nadisia. Fear breaks out, and a frightened queen is forced to banish these wingless fairies, called feeties, to the outer forests. In just such a forest stood Tianya, the home of a seemingly wingless thirteen year old fairy named Ricka. She struggles with the shame of only having one wing and of feeling different. After the gyblics burn down her forest she is swept into an adventure with her sister, Sora, a warrior named Lumas, and their friends, Vin and Roak. The group journeys their way to the city of fairies, where Ricka’s identity and secret wing once revealed will bring hope to all who live on A’va. A’va: The Journey from Tianya is the first book in The A’va Trilogy. The second book, A’va: The Quest for Finny, is available in both print and Kindle format. This book is a good read for anyone with a taste for magic and adventure, and is sure to become a beloved classic. For updates and author info, go to www.AvaTrilogy.com, and “like” The A’va Trilogy on Facebook.

Somewhere between falling and flying… there is a girl. Iris has a secret. She lost her memory eight years ago and never told a living soul. After an asthma attack one night she finds out that her dreams of a strange house on a snowy island may be a memory resurfacing but the more she learns about the past the more she realizes the life she has been living is a lie. As the façade her father has built starts to crumble around her she will have to decide which means more to her; the truth or her life.

New Orléans was a creation of the River—the great River, the River that divides the country as it joins it, almost too wide to see the other shore at places but only ankle deep in much of it. New Orléans is a city on the Gulf and a city that became, by simple geographic destiny, a center of commerce between the heart of America, the plantations of the Caribbean, the markets of Europe, and the slave-trade with Africa. Some scoffed, some cried, some laughed, but many rejoiced when Jefferson negotiated the Louisiana Purchase for $5 million in 1803. To many, that was a fair price for the city of New Orléans alone, the city on the River, the birth place of Jazz. This was the birth place of Honey Boy Golden, too--the one whe started it all

Somewhere between falling and flying… you will find the truth. The truth is being unveiled and Iris’ past is unlike anything she ever could have guessed. For Stryx, finding your missing half doesn’t always mean finding your mate. Iris has been missing a part of herself for so long that no one is sure she will be able to put the pieces back together and her ever reliable dreams may be forcing her astray. Coping with the death of someone she loved, she is forced to face the truth and break free from the lies that have caged her.

Somewhere between flying and falling… the truth will be revealed. Iris was innocent… until she wasn't. The world robbed her of the one thing she desired, her life with her father, only to give her the only other thing she’d desired in a warped twist of fate. Things are never as they seem among the Stryx and as she uncovers the final and most brutal truth, she will have to face that even working together with the Eyrie, they may not be able to fix what has been broken. Can they repair the damage the Eyrie did to the Stryx? Or will rebellion ensue and cripple the one form of protection they now need most.

Engaging book, Tressa and Dan's Picnic at the Zoo , helps accelerate learning on many levels Tressa and Dan's Picnic at the Zoo is the first book in an anticipated series with the two main characters. This wonderfully illustrated book demonstrates sharing and cooperation as Tressa and Dan share their picnic with the animals, and then get help from each animal to discover who ate the next food item. Its gentile, playful rhymes help teach children food and animal names as the reader has to guess who ate each food from the picnic. On each page, Tressa and Dan wonder who ate their food. "Hey Dan, who ate the grapes?" As we turn the page, we meet a new animal in an amusing setting with evidence of the missing food. "The Apes at the Grapes." This pattern is repeated over and over, helping the pre-reader learn the food and animal names.There are also the games , "Find the Poor Zoo Keeper" and "Find his Missing Hat" on the left hand pages to engage the young audience beyond the story line.While this story is written for the young child, with the good-natured illustrations and games embedded within, this engaging book is attractive to older children and their adult friends. Simply put, this book is FUN for the reader and the pre-reader! Evan Michaels is the pseudonym that entrepreneur and business leader Pete Winiarski uses for his children's books. Visit www.PicnicAtTheZoo.com for more information.