Books with author Jon Wilson

A boy-friendly book set during World War One, published for the centennary of the war and accompanied by a digital component to boost interest from the school and library market. It's the early 1900s and Edward Setten is growing up in the prairies fascinated by his uncle, who is one of the very first people in Canada to pilot a plane. Despite his mother's protests, Edward learns to fly and, when war breaks out, joins the Royal Flying Corps. In this fast-paced and gripping novel, Edward's coming of age takes place in the most extraordinary of circumstances.

So What Can A Bee Teach You About Life?Have You Ever Wondered What Goes On Inside the Mysterious Land of the Bees?Well now you can, through a little riveting tale about how a greedy bumblebee came to know the ways of the land. Did the bee actually contribute or did he continue his greedy ways and fall flat on his tail? Would his honey enrich the neighborhood or would it poison the entire hive?Discover the secret to life inside this little tale about honey making and friend making.Buy Now and Discover What Happens.

The Caught in Conflict Collection is an imprint of fast-paced, historically accurate, morally-complex quick reads for Adults and Teens. They can be read in any order.To Jack O'Hara, recently arrived from Canada to live with his aunt in Cawnpore, India is an exotic place of wonder and mystery, but war and horror are bubbling just below the surface. When the violence explodes, Jack and a thousand soldiers, women and children must fight for their lives, trapped in an inadequate entrenchment under the brutal summer sun. As the survivors watch the bodies pile up around them, there is little they can do except pray that a relief column can reach them before starvation and massacre end the tragedy."This is an absolutely terrific book…Never lagging with a credible hero and an exotic setting…The pacing is flawless." Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction Jury Citation"The tension and action of the battle and the intense danger of the escape from the massacre will keep readers turning these pages." Quill & Quire

Book 2 in the magical fantasy series, Renaria.Coffee barista. That's what I've become. This is my destiny. Leda frowned at the busted espresso machine as the milk frothed with the vigor of a retired snail.Set in Earth's future, in a time much like our own, a danger lurks from a magical realm... Since their return from Renaria Leda has heard nothing from Caleb nor the other beings of the magical distant planet. Was it a dream? Will she ever see Caleb, the legendary Elf leader, again?With her powers gone she's all but given up hope. That is, until early one morning a mysterious message appears on her communicator. Could it really be a Seon, a long lost friend? Or is a member of the Dark Adepts bent on seeking revenge for foiling their plans to destroy Renaria?Has her father been found? Are they truly the only humans on Earth who know about the planet of Renaria? Or are other magical beings hiding in wait for a war between the strongest forces of the cosmos?

Set during the last year of the American Civil War, this grim portrayal of the brutality of war through the eyes of a young soldier, Jake Clay as he joins the Union Army in the spring of 1864, determined to make his parents proud. 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.

A FAMILY FOLLOWS INSPIRATIONChildren possess active energy and imagination. The energy that inspires them to create activities in reading, art, music, and writing.When son, Kelly, was seven, his artwork given to his mother, Joyce, inspired her to write 12 children’s stories. father, Tom, a composer, as a 5th-grade substitute teacher was given a sketch by Katie Buell, a young student at Park Lane Elementary, Canyons School District.Kelly’s young artwork, Joyce’s stories, Tom’s music, and Katie’s sketch became an inspiration to every child and parent of a child. One thing led to another and “All About Me”, a journal activity book that has found its way to Amazon and book stores.Dedicated to public education and designed for creativity, the activity book opens the way to singing, reading, drawing, and writing. Students will discover who they are, what they can do, how they create daily memories and how they can think of others.As an owner of the book or as a gift-giver of the book, give it a read and capture your own inspiration.

Magic is real. Dragons, witches, and monsters are real. The year is 2021, and Karina and the other gifted orphans have survived nuclear war and the collapse of society. They have stood together to face Miss Malocchia and to save the remnants of humanity from an endless army of goblins. Now, all is peaceful, happy, and magical at the orphanage. Of course, peace is fleeting, happiness can lead to complacency, and magic can turn dark. Rae and Harris encounter a ruthless band of pirates with more gifted children; Evilyn, their goblin friend, disappears in the Forbidden Mines beneath the orphanage; and news from the boys of MSSC includes the uprising of several goblin work camps, a demonic swarm of flies, and an old woman who may be Karina’s long lost grandmother. Karina and Seth decide to investigate, but their journey will be perilous and they will confront an evil far more powerful than they are prepared to face.

Sam and Annabel are visiting Drumheller, Alberta, where the farmland Sam’s mother lives on is host to a dinosaur dig. Annabel, an avid learner, is thrilled to have access to paleontologists and spends as much time as she can near the dig, much to Sam’s dismay. But when they learn the dig has uncovered scientifically important bones, even Sam’s interest is piqued. In fact, the whole town is talking about the dig. When Sam and Annabel learn that Humphrey Battleford, a famous collector of stolen goods, is in the area, they are on high alert to keep the ancient bones safe.