Books with author IAN THOMPSON

In 1954, Josette is nineteen, and her life’s path has reached a fork. Behind her trails a road paved with her own illegitimate birth, an unloving and abusive family, and the horrors of Nazi-occupied France. The two roads before her both harbor the unknown, but she chooses the one that ensures her survival.She leaves home for the strange and wonderful land of America. She has no education, no money, and no connections, but she‘s armed with the power of hope for a better life and the resolve to never use her dark past as an excuse for failure. Determined to succeed, she dives into the workforce and learns as much as possible about everything she encounters, strives to be the best she can be, and vows to overcome any obstacle thrown in her way.Bought and Paid For is the result of author Jo Thompson’s search for her own identity. In conducting that search, she provides us the same opportunity to find ourselves. Whether or not we share her abusive background and wartime experiences, the journey itself uncovers a spark of hope that lives beyond the page and into each of our lives.

There’s something strange happening in Dustin, even stranger than the fact that Dustin is set under a huge dome. The town is supposed to be a community for the future, but the students are growing uneasy. Three zealots are elected to run the town’s schools and suddenly everything falls under their moral scrutiny. Sweethearts Gabe and Dori conspire to find out what is happening and how to prevent the new regime’s moral compass from controlling everyone.From Children’s Book Review Service:Dustin was an antiquated town, but with the addition of a glass domelike structure the town is transformed into a city of the future. Sixteen year old Gabe and his girlfriend Dori question the ideals that are now being taught in the high school. Goofbang Value Daze is an amusing futuristic novel that examines changing values.From VOYA:Thompson has written another interesting story about two teenagers with different styles of life at home and who are not understood by society. This is done in his unpredictable but realistic style. SF fans will enjoy the domed community. The letters to the editor that Gabe writes are also full of humor.

Seventeen-year-old Philo Fortune hits the road after high school in his parents’ 1972 Volkswagen to see the country and to discover the source of future financial success. Armed with a bag full of money and supplies, his journey doesn’t quite go as planned. First, Philo picks up gorgeous hitchhiker named Thea, and then he gets kidnapped by drug smugglers. Only Julian F. Thompson can come up with this laugh-out-loud tale of one teen’s journey to find himself and the hijinks that happen on the way.

A unique and thought-provoking story about Herb Hertzman, a high school senior who has never been able to find his place in the world. But when Herb goes to the fantastical Castles in the Air, he is presented with a wheel of fortune that allows him to transcend space and time and explore life's options. It feels like a giant game, but it’s not: it’s his life.

Ministering to troubled youth can easily tarnish a person's reputation.Mr. Bones, always striving to reach those falling through society's cracks, often finds his head on the chopping block.He isn't stupid; he knows all too well that it only takes one false allegation to ruin his career and his reputation throughout the community. But it's worth the risk... or is it?Carlos Estrada, his newest client, is different than most of the others the young probation officer supervises. With Carlos having a history of acting out sexually, Mr. Bones must proceed with caution.It's difficult to persuade a person to change his life around when he doesn't think he's doing anything wrong. Can Mr. Bones help Carlos before Carlos gets the best of him?If you've already read the first two books in the Worthy Battle series, you won't want to miss this one! Buy your copy of Reprogramming Carlos today to see if it's possible to redeem the teen before he ruins his own life.

This book is a re-telling of the classic poem by Clement Clarke Moore and features the Gnomes that inhabit Placerville, California.In 1849 miners flocked to what is now Placerville, California, in search of gold. Before the prospectors arrived, the forests and streams were home to little curious gnomes. Throughout the town's history, these gnomes have hidden in plain sight and delighted in the antics of humans, borrowing items from them to decorate their homes, and living in unused space. In modern times, the gnomes of Placerville have come out of hiding and can be found people-watching on Main Street, or wherever large crowds gather. These gnomes, and their exploits can be found on social media by searching the hashtag #PVGnomey.

Some might describe him as a spoiled wealthy brat overcome with entitlement issues.Dawson prefers to view himself as an attractive biracial male who just so happens to belong to the upper class.At fifteen, the boy has learned that money has many advantages. It can be used for bribing authorities, getting his peers to wait on him hand and foot, and even for plotting revenge.When Mr. Bones practically forces the teen into a mentoring relationship, Dawson’s rebellion rises to new heights. If he can’t buy the guy off, he’ll anger him to the point where Mr. Bones will voluntarily walk away.If only someone would have warned him about how stubborn that probation officer could be!This is going to be war!Reforming Dawson is a clean, inspirational novel about the power of one individual to make a difference. If you enjoy fiction stories that offer hope, encourage spiritual growth, and challenge you to get out of your comfort zone, you will love not only Reforming Dawson, but every book in the Worthy Battle series. Get your copy today!

Bryson Miller is a sixteen-year-old high school student who has already dealt with his mother's death and his father's subsequent alcoholism. When that happened, he adapted. He became the core of the family, making sure that groceries were bought and his sisters stayed out of trouble all while maintaining perfect grades with matching ambitions. Balancing his dysfunctional family life with a shining image became routine. He doesn't view himself as special or even especially unlucky. After all, there are plenty of people in his small town who are worse off. What is supposed to be just another normal Friday night, attending his friend Gary's party and keeping Gary out of trouble, becomes a nightmare when Bryson is attacked. In the days that follow, he does what he always does and attempts to adjust... to being a vampire. However, his sire won't leave him or his family alone. What she wants isn't something Bryson is willing to give, and when her threats to his girlfriend get Bryson killed, his soul ends up in the Underworld, ruled by the creator of vampires, the God of Temptation.Now Bryson is being asked to work for the god responsible not only for ruining his life but actually ending it. Although given a choice, the consequences for his refusal are far more complicated and far reaching than they seem. When he learns he won't be the one paying the price, how can he say no?Gods Don't Sleep is the first book in a planned trilogy. It serves as an origin story for the young protagonist and sets up the action to come.

Zack's family had the ultimate bomb shelter right in their own back yard. Just in case. Toby's family went one better and enrolled her in a survivalist institute where she'd be trained to survive the worst. Toby wasn’t thrilled about spending a whole month in Teen Survival Session, but when Zack offered to join her, the idea sounded sweeter. But then the two teens met the people who ran the institute and realized the institute wasn’t designed to train them how to survive. Zack and Toby would have to work together to just stay alive.

The Dark Eve returns to the high seas and the notorious Captain Acantha struggles with how to move forward. After Acantha’s capture by the witch in Woodmor and the lives lost, she becomes consumed with a revengeful road. While working to recover, Acantha finds a fortuneteller who reveals the path she must travel. The soothsayer points to an ancient lost treasure, The Golden Catacombs, which hold the secrets of her past and future. During their journey the conjurer strikes again. Acantha is seize by the witch’s spell repeatedly through their travels throwing her back into the haunted past to thwart her progress. The obstacles seem overwhelming, especially with the dark power lurking uncontrollably inside and Acantha finds deciding who lives and dies hard to govern. Acantha discovers they are all trapped in a curse and until it is broken, she is an instrument, and her family is leverage.

The Adventure Comic Strip is Back -- With a Twist -- in "Rip Haywire." This is a collection of Rip Haywire's first year of comic strips— Rip Haywire is a soldier of fortune, a brave, square-jawed man of honor who lives for danger. Accompanied on adventures of chance by his cowardly dog TNT and his venomous ex-girlfriend Cobra, Rip tracks down lost treasure, takes down madmen and takes on any job that promises heart-pounding action, peril and intrigue! And, of course, humor.