Books with author Michael White

A smart, darkly funny, yet poignant debut novel about coming of age without coming undone. Seventeen-year-old George Flynn-an all-around decent guy-has just moved with his family to Des Moines, a place where he knows no one and is pretty much nobody. Despite this inauspicious start to his junior year, he soon finds his niche, falling in with the unique, enchant­ing Schell sisters. Emily, an aspiring actress and free spirit, becomes the object of George's mostly unrequited yearnings. But it's Katie, with her quirks, her scathing deadpan humor, and her brave battle with multiple sclerosis, who really gets George hooked on the Schells. When an out- of-the-blue trag­edy strikes, upsetting the delicate balance of all their lives, George must figure out a way to help Emily in order to save himself. Told with both razor-sharp wit and deep empathy from George's later adult perspective, this is a moving, memorable debut novel about friendship and first love-about dealing with grief and trying to grow up without losing yourself along the way.

What do you get when you cross a digger and a dinosaur?A DIGGERSAUR (of course!)These mighty beasts are the perfect mixture of two childhood favourite things, and they're off on a wonderful rhythmic, rhyming adventure full of funny details to spot and noisy diggersaur sounds to shout out loud. This book colourful burst of fun from this fantastic debut illustrator.

I was barely aware that I was sagging between two men. They were carrying me somewhere. The knuckle in my left hand was screaming with pain, and I also had a gash in the same palm. Through the haze that clouded my mind, I could faintly remember the events from the previous night. One thing stood out among all of the others: no one would know what happened to me. Kairi Clark is an average teenage girl dealing with average high school things. She never expected anything more in life than to graduate and start a family. When she wins a trip to Egypt, she begins to travel down a path she never asked for. The only thing holding her back is Declan, an old friend. After nine years of ignoring her, he suddenly returns, wanting a chance to start over. Yet Kairi won't be deterred from the opportunity God has given her. As soon as Kairi steps foot in the desert, she realizes just how much God wants to do with hera witnessing chance opens up on the first day. However, something isn't right in this ancient town. When Kairi finds herself injured and kidnapped, she is forced to depend on God in a way she never thought she would. Declan, sensing danger, immediately flies to Egypt, determined to rescue Kairi. In His Servant, two teenagers will discover just how far faith can carry them and the plans God has for them. The question is: what exactly are they going to have to face to find out what they're fighting for?