Books with author J. Wilson

Howard is a lonely, geeky tenth-grader dealing with a father who's had some kind of breakdown, a flaky, overprotective mother and frightening waking dreams. Then he meets Cate, a strange girl who convinces him that he is an Adept, which means he can communicate through dreams with other dimensions and, under certain circumstances, travel between them. Howard discovers that our world is only one of several dimensions swirling in time and space, and that one of the others, peopled by unimaginably powerful monsters, is approaching Earth for the first time in millennia. The last time the dimensions coincided, our world was saved by the breaking of a powerful golden mask in the Chinese city of Sanxingdui. Together, Howard and Cate travel through time and space, meeting other Adepts and avoiding lurking monsters, in a quest to find the three fragments of the golden mask and prevent it from falling into the wrong hands.

Set during the last year of the American Civil War, Death on the River portrays the grim brutality of war through the eyes of a young soldier. After the older brother he worshipped is killed in battle, young Jake Clay joins the Union Army in the spring of 1864, determined to make his parents proud and honor his brother's death. His dreams of glory vanish, however, when he is wounded and taken prisoner in his first battle at Cold Harbor, Virginia, and confined to the Confederate prison camp at Andersonville, where 30,000 soldiers face violence, disease and starvation. Frightened and disillusioned, Jake takes up with Billy Sharp, an unscrupulous opportunist who shows him how to survive, no matter what the cost. By the war's end Jake's sleep is haunted by the ghosts of those who have died so he could live. When the camp is liberated, Jake and Billy head north on the Mississippi riverboat Sultana, overcrowded far beyond its capacity. Unknown to Jake, the fateful journey up river will come closer to killing him than Andersonville did, but it will also provide him with his one chance at redemption.

"The day Alice met the twins her life changed for ever. Not like the day she cut her hair and hated it. Or even the day her father told her she had to spend six months in Australia. No, this was a big change, a huge change - almost, you could say, an impossible one. Because it was the day she got mixed up in Middengard. The day she stepped into the prophecy. Not that she knew that. Not then." Fifteen year-old Alice Morgan is homesick and miserable, out of place with her rich relatives in Melbourne. All she wants to do is return to England and solve the mystery of her mother's disappearance. But you should be careful what you wish for. Soon she is unwittingly lured to Middengard, a realm hidden from the world of men and peopled by an ancient warrior race, the Hilderinc. To make matters worse, her cousin Toby and her annoying friend Jess have followed her, putting their own lives in jeopardy. Placing her trust in the aloof girl-warrior Iris and Iris’s father Stanor, Alice is astonished to learn that the pendant left to her by her mother is one of the Doom Stones, powerful stones needed to protect both Middengard and the world of men from destructive forces. Soon Alice, Toby and Jess become embroiled in a battle to help the Hilderinc defeat one of their own, a rebel intent on upsetting the balance of power. But how does Alice's mother fit in? As Alice learns more about Middengard and her part in it, she has to make the hardest choice of her life: rescue her mother or save Toby and Jess. An epic new teen and young adult fantasy that's perfect for fans of Philip Pullman and Madeleine L'engle.

This is a true story!William Easton was enthusiastic about everything: School, friends, sports ... especially sports. Physically strong and robust, he was popular among all the other lads in his class at school. On the football field he was known both for his skill and his boundless energy.However, none of this lasted very long. A tragic accident at sixteen years of age confined him to his bed. Family and friends looked on, helpless - there was nothing they could do. What everyone thought was just an accident turned out to be something far more serious and life threatening.William's life seems to be in ruins but he discovers, as do others, that in the middle of ruins - you can find treasure.True stories have the ability to touch and change lives in amazing ways. William's story is true. The author was able to use family correspondence and papers when writing the book. This is the story of a great life given whole-heartedly to God.Whatever your favourite hobbies and pastimes, be enthusiastic about Christ - as William was.

The hunt begins, and Ms. Lyon is the prey...Stacy Lyon is happy with her life. She has her twins, her boarding stable, and is well on her way to achieving her dream of becoming a large animal vet. Other than her relationship with her boyfriend, Stacy's life is going exactly the way she planned.Unwittingly, she's drawn into a twisted social experiment that tests her physical and emotional strength.Her life will never be the same.

Holly Brown thought that moving from New York to a small farm would be enough adventure. But when Holly purchased the farm, she got much more than she bargained for, including an array of farm animals and two magical corgis.After moving in to her new home, Holly began receiving urgent letters from someone named Christopher Heatcott with an eerily similar address. Annoyed by the constant mail, Holly sets out with her two corgis to find the mysterious residence and deliver the letters. Upon her travels, Holly stumbles across a magical place called The Lands. Once there, she must find Christopher Heathcott and save him from impending doom.