Books with author Michael James

2017 indieBRAG Contest Winner for Non Fiction Books Meet Joe Black visits The Wonder Years in the true story of DOG WATER FREE. It chronicles a journey by a boy named Mikee, whose coming-of-age search for emotional truth lands a dumbstruck orphan from the unlikely side of Detroit front and center before icons of culture who have shaped the mindsets of nations: England’s Queen Elizabeth II; America’s Maestro Leonard Bernstein; the first non-Italian Pontiff in more than 400 years, John Paul II; and a young college co-ed who would become the first woman in history to be elected to lead an Islamic nation, Benazir Bhutto. A family saga at its core, DOG WATER FREE is an uplifting story of discovery that will appeal to fans of The Glass Castle and Angela’s Ashes as it pulls back the curtain on adolescent bewilderment while celebrating a remarkable hero in the person of an ordinary mom who is thrust into an extraordinary situation, the likes of which few could imagine. Mikee is eleven when his world turns upside down as his mom shares news from her doctor. She has a year to prepare her family for her death. Her passing will leave the man she loves and the four children she cherishes alone to fend for themselves. “At least you’ll always have your dad,” she comforts. Still on her mission fifteen months later, her focus heightens when her husband drops dead. With that, Mikee’s improbable coming-of-age adventure begins.

Meet Joe Black visits The Wonder Years in the true story of DOG WATER FREE by debut author Michael Jay. It chronicles the journey of a boy named Mikee, whose coming-of-age search for emotional truth lands an orphan from the unlikely side of Detroit front and center before England’s Queen, America’s Maestro, and the first non-Italian Pontiff in more than 400 years. A family saga at its core, DOG WATER FREE is an uplifting story of discovery that celebrates a remarkable hero in the person of an ordinary mom who is thrust into an extraordinary situation in a neighborhood of the city she loves.Mikee is eleven when his world turns upside down as his mom shares news from her doctor. She has a year to prepare her family for her death. Her passing will leave the man she loves and the four children she cherishes alone to fend for themselves. “At least you’ll always have your dad,” she tells them. Still on her mission fifteen months later, her focus heightens when her husband drops dead. With that, Mikee's improbable coming-of-age journey begins.

A Girl. A Death Threat. And the Horse that Changed Her World.Fourteen-year-old Andi McCall lives in a Chicago high rise with a preoccupied father and mother struggling with a cocaine addiction. Andi leads a lonely, dull life until a drug dealer nearly takes it from her. With a little convincing from Ben, Andi decides to play it safe and spend the summer on her grandfather's ranch in northern Nevada.The evening she arrives, Andi meets a beautiful Quarter Horse named King's Jubilation. Orphaned as a colt, he became an unbreakable stallion. But when a life-threatening illness subdues the proud horse, Jubi learns to accept Andi's gentle touch and the pair are soon friends. Together with Jubi Andi discovers that she is more gifted than she ever dreamed, with a secret past beyond her imagination.

Growing up in the small New England town of Rainbridge, Randall Collins wants nothing more than to hang out with his friends, meet girls, and write The Great American Novel. But as he slowly leaves his childhood behind, Randall's life begins to take some unexpected turns that will ultimately lead him far, far from home. As he struggles to find his place in life, Randall turns to drugs, alcohol, and a motley array of lovers, friends, acquaintances, and strangers, each of whom teaches him a valuable lesson about himself. Now in his thirties, Randall receives a tragic phone call that will change his life forever, forcing him to reexamine the misguided decisions of his youth. A Tough Act to Follow is the story of a young man's lifelong quest to find the meaning of life, and the many mistakes he makes along the way.

"Truly brilliant. A vivid, snaking, crazy ride."- Jack Thorne, co-author of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, creator and writer of Glue and The Fades"Emmeline Kim stands with Sarah Manning, Sarah Connor, and other heroic Sarahs in the pantheon of ordinary but fascinating heroine. Even if you're not a gamer yourself, you'll find yourself itching to quest into Erra, even knowing that doing so might trigger a disaster across the world...or right next door."- David J. Schwartz, author of Superpowered and Gooseberry Bluff Community College of Magic"Erra's Throne strengthens YA. Quick and quirky, it submerges its reader into the world of young gamers, complete with all the angst and latency of teen years and language saturated by immediacy and sincerity."- Lonita Cook, Kansas City ExaminerIt all started when Emmy merced her own raid leader, which sounds bad till you know it happened in a game. Really, it's embarrassing. Now Emmy's been kicked from her elite raiding guild, someone posted the clip of her losing her temper, and she and Fehns—her beloved level 80 Ranger—are viral laughingstocks.Meanwhile, her parents have decided she has to spend less time in MMO fantasy worlds and more in the "real" one; specifically, in college-friendly extracurricular activities.Sophomore year's off to a $*%!-%*@^$ start.Oh, then a god of destruction reaches into the world, and it looks like Emmy and Fehns are all that stand in its way.Erra’s Throne is a novel about a kid who has to save humanity by being really good at video games. It’s also about family, loyalty, high school, and Kit Kats. It has 7 parts. This is the first one.Game on.

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• The book includes 10 unique illustrations that are relevant to its content.The Turn of the Screw is a short novel or a novella written by American writer Henry James. Originally published in 1898, it is ostensibly a ghost story that has lent itself well to operatic and film adaptation. Due to its ambiguous content and narrative skill, The Turn of the Screw became a favorite text of New Criticism.The account has lent itself to dozens of different interpretations, often mutually exclusive, including those of a Freudian nature. Many critics have tried to determine what exactly is the nature of evil within the story.