Books with author Maurice

He let the matchstick burn, knowing the power in his hand... flame filled the inside of his head. It ran along his arteries. It licked around his bones. Kitty Wix is knocked over as a strange loping figure is seen fleeing the burning stables. But who is the 'fire-raiser' and why is he creating such terror? Kitty has her own suspicions, and so do other children in the town. When the crazed man with fire in his head strikes again, the children find themselves in terrible danger. A thrilling children's classic from the award-winning author of The Fat Man, Salt and Gool. Also available as an eBook

We live in a time where it is imperative to instill and reinforce positive self esteem in young boys of color. Perception is reality, and not only is how one sees oneself, but also how other see them.SEE ME - The Boys edition is specifically designed for boys of color. It was created to remind these boys how great and amazing they are, all while asking the world to look beyond the stereotypes and see them as they truly are.As the saying goes, "Change a mind, change the world."

Long ago, two kingdom's, Ceria and Walrin, lived in harmony. Until one day the Cerians attacked the Walrins, causing the bloodiest war in history. The Cerians won the war, and as a result, forced the Walrin people into subjugation in Ceria. The Walrins lost their kingdom in the war, renamed The Vessel, and their nationality as they were called Vessens. As of now the royal family consists of the king and his 3 sons, each with their own view of the Cerian-Vessan lifestyle. With only one of them to ascend the throne, what depths will be reached to become king and what will that mean for the kingdom of Ceria?

"The gool cannot be seen, not properly, but Xantee, Lo and their friends sense its evil presence. It lurks in the jungle in rock clefts, an enemy from outside nature. And now a fragment of gool grips Hari by the throat, draining the life from him. They can hold it back with the force of their minds, but for how long? Xantee, Lo and Duro set out on a perilous mission to find the Dog King Tarl, Hari's father, and the ruined city of Belong. Can he help them find the source of the gool? Will they find it in time? And do they have the strength to destroy the mother gool to rid the world of this life-sucking force?"

The Limping Man, the third book of the Salt Trilogy, is a compelling fantasy adventure from one of New Zealand's finest writers. It was shortlisted in the LIANZA and the NZ Post Young Adult Awards, 2011. The Limping Man is small, wizened and cruel, but his subjects worship him, chanting as he arrives for the burning of the witches. He holds all who come near him in his psychic web, making them bow down and serve his will. And he is raising an army to destroy the humans and Dwellers. Hana escapes the Limping Man's henchmen as they come to take her mother. When she meets Ben, son of Lo, they set out on a dangerous quest to rid the world of the evil Limping Man. But first they must discover the secret of his power. The Limping Man completes the trilogy that began with Salt and Gool.

Shortlisted for the NZ Post Book Award for young-adult fiction, Gool is the thrilling sequel to Maurice Gee's extraordinary fantasy Salt. The gool cannot be seen but Xantee, Lo and their friends sense its evil presence. It lurks in the jungle in rock clefts, an enemy from outside nature. And now, a fragment of gool grips Hari by the throat, draining the life from him. They can hold it back with the force of their minds, but for how long? Xantee, Lo and Duro set out on a perilous mission to find the Dog King Tarl, Hari's father, and the ruined city of Belong. Can he help them find the source of the gool? Will they find it in time? And do they have the strength to destroy the mother gool to rid the world of this life-sucking force? 'In Gool, the looming apocalypse has taken an almost mythical form...Gee is a master storyteller.' NZ Herald Maurice Gee is one of New Zealand's finest writers. He has written more than forty books for adults and young adults and has won several literary awards, including the Wattie Award, the Deutz Medal for Fiction, the New Zealand Fiction Award and the New Zealand Children's Book of the Year Award. His fifth novel Plumb, published in 1978, won the UK's James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction. Maurice Gee's young-adult novels include The Fat Man, Orchard Street, Hostel Girl, Under the Mountain, The O Trilogy and The Salt Trilogy. textpublishing.com.au