Books with author Mark Reeder

The boys at school think James is a freak and he isn’t sure they’re wrong. He’s fifteen and possesses a genius level IQ. He has no friends and his grandmother thinks it’s the 1960’s, but none of these are his biggest problem. James is gay and totally incompetent with social interaction. He’s also attracted to a man old enough to be his father. His situation seems hopeless until he meets Lincoln and Taylor, two boys who begin to teach him how to interact with others and deal with being different.

Math genius Marc Holiday would like nothing more than to be a typical tweener, with friends who come over after school to play video games and a mom who’ll bake him his favorite chocolate chip cookies. Yet ever since his mom died, all Marc ever sees is the inside of the classroom at his middle school, advanced math classes at the University of Washington in Seattle, and more studying when he gets home. His stepfather won’t let him go anywhere or do anything for fun. But everything changes when Marc meets the mysterious Time Doctor, Dr. Jake Tam, and goes on the most startling adventure of his life. There the eleven-year old Marc Holiday discovers he holds the key to unlocking the galaxy’s past and freeing its future … if he lives through the experience.

For eleven years Marc Holiday lived on Earth unaware of his destiny. Now he can no longer deny the Prophecy – he is the Last Traveler. But is he ready to face off against the Empire’s Council of Elder Travelers and the Ominous Stranger?Dr. Jake doesn’t think so. Outcast from the Khronus Protectorate, the silver-haired Traveler has set up a grueling schedule of lessons that Marc has to pass. But are they enough to prepare him for the shocks the Arch of Time has in store for him? And is Marc able to carry the fate of the galaxy on his unproven shoulders? In The Curious Cusp of Time, Marc and his friends Hannah Tidan and Larry Daniels encounter a host of intrigues as they face their most complex and difficult challenge yet.

In book five, Marc Holiday and the Dragon’s Eye, Marc must decipher the mystery of a strange talisman known as the Dragon’s Eye in order to uncover a way to pull the plug on forces that will alter the course of the Milky Way forever. But in his way stand the mad Traveler Uriel, the Empire’s hidebound Council of Elder Travelers and the shadowy remnants of an ancient race, the Archaens. As darkness threatens the galaxy, Marc must rely on the help of his friends, Hannah Tidan and Larry Daniels, his father Dr. Jake Tam, his stepfather Professor John ‘Doc’ Holiday, and the Traveler Hoth to put an end to the Arch of Time and keep everyone safe.

For five months chess and math whiz Marc Holiday has tried to uncover the secrets of his mother’s Travelers ring with no success. Now without any warning they come tumbling out, but will they help him or lead him down a dark road to Earth’s destruction. Only Dr. Jake Tam can help. Yet the Time Doctor has troubles of his own. The Traveler Hoth is out to capture him and stop the Prophecy of the Last Traveler from coming true and destroying the Arch of Time. With Earth’s past under attack from a mysterious stranger, Marc Holiday and his friends, Hannah Tidan and Larry Daniels, team up with Dr. Jake to travel into the distant past to save Earth. But will they succeed, or will they return to Seattle to face a changed and bleak present.

Curtis sets his sights on the heartthrob of Camp Neeswaugee, Cody Studebaker, only to discover that another boy, Elijah, has an eye for him too. When Curtis finds out his dream boy is gay he begins a campaign to impress Cody, but Elijah keeps getting in the way. Curtis and Elijah are locked in a competition and Cody is the prize. Each boy uses dirty tricks and sabotage to eliminate the competition, but they soon begin to suspect that Cody is playing his own game.

Mark Roeder is quickly establishing himself as the writer for gay and questioning teens. In Do You Know That I Love You, Ralph, a young gay teen living on a farm in Indiana, has an aching crush on a rock star and wants nothing more than to see his idol in concert. Meanwhile, Jordan, the rock star, is lonely and sometimes confused with his success, because all he wants is someone to love him and feels he will never find the love he craves. In a series of scenes that bring the two boys together, accidentally, Roeder keeps you on the edge of your seat. Will Ralph ever see Jordan, again? Or was this just a one-time meeting that will never be repeated? Roeder writes convincingly and makes the impossible seem plausible. Definitely for the romantic gay teen. This is perhaps Roeder's best book.-Ronald L. Donaghe, author of Common Sons

The Soccer Field Is Empty is the story of teen love, steamy romance, friendship, loyalty, understanding, and ancient prejudice. Here is a tale that breaks the stereotypes of the ignorant and peers into the soul of two boys who want what we all want; to love and be loved. The story of Mark and Taylor, two sixteen-year-old high school athletes, is a tale of love and happiness torn asunder by a world that understands too late.

Someone Is Watching. Someone Knows. It was a nightmare come true for seventeen-year-old Ethan. It's hard hiding a secret. It's even harder keeping that secret when someone else knows. Who is the mysterious note-writer, the secret tormentor? Who is the enemy that hides among Ethan's friends and teammates? Who holds Ethan's secret over his head, threatening to destroy his entire world? Someone Is Watching is the story of a young high school wrestler that must come to grips with being gay. He struggles first with himself, then with an unknown classmate that hounds his every step. While struggling to discover the identity of his tormentor, Ethan must discover his own identity and learn to live his life as his true self. In the end he is faced with a terrible decision. He must give up what he wants the most, or face his greatest fear of all.