Books with author Michael D Cole

The last of a manufacturing dynasty in a dying industrial town, Bill lives alone in the family mansion and works for the Truth, the moribund local paper. He yearns to write long philosophical pieces about the American dream gone sour, not the flaccid write-ups of bake-off contests demanded by the Truth. Then, old man Lawton goes missing, and suspicion fixes on his son, Ronny. Paradoxically, the specter of violent death breathes new life into the town. For Bill, a deeper and more disturbing involvement with the Lawtons ensues. The Lawton murder and the obsessions it awakes in the town come to symbolize the mood of a nation on the edge. Compulsively readable, The Keepers of Truth startles both with its insights and with Collins's powerful, incisive writing.

A summer with Grandma and Grandpa turns out to be quite the adventure for young Daryl. A mystery that threatens his life and those around him is finally told. Daryl was 10 years old that summer in 1948, when his hound came trotting through the woods with a human hand in its jaws--a shrunken, well-preserved brown hand. The local physician, the Marion County sheriff, a university biology professor, and scientists from Pittsburgh Carnegie Museum all examined the hand, but none could identify its age or means of preservation. That at summer on his grandparents West Virginia farm was a memorable one, and until now, Daryl had never told a soul about his encounter with a murderer and how he escaped with the help of his trusted hound, Bonnie.

Daniel is a gifted loner, Tozer the bully who makes his life a misery. Trapped in a cave, they must work together if they’re to have any hope of escaping. In doing so, they find out plenty about each other – and themselves.---"Tense, psychological and instructive" - The Times, UK"Daniel and Tozer are vivid characters who earn the readers affection and respect" - Booklist, USA"Edge-of-the-seat pacing makes this a gripping adventure; the unusual narrative structure makes it outstanding" - Horn Book, USA"Weirdo's War holds the attention rapt ... The characters are finely drawn and complex, the resolution satisfying but not easy. Definitely a page-turner." - The Ottowa Citizen, Canada"Tense novel about bullies ... the twist is that one of the bullies is a teacher" - Independent on Sunday, UK"As thought-provoking as it is exciting and addresses fundamental truths about human character and behaviour" - Booktrusted News, UK---Weirdo's War was originally published in print form in the UK by Orchard Books.The book was shortlisted for The Carnegie Medal, The Writer's Guild Children's Book Award and The Lancashire Children's Book Award.

The first volume of a compelling trilogy about a boy named Benjamin Wildfire, who lives in a world ruled by bears. The trilogy was originally published in print form by Orchard Books.***The Howling Tower was the winner of the 2007 Birmingham 'Imagines' Book Award. It was also short-listed for The West Sussex Children's Book Award, The Bolton Children's Book of the Year Award, The Calderdale Book of the Year Award and The Stockton Children's Book of the Year Award***"It will leave you breathless in its brilliance."- Carol-Ann Noble, Ottakars Carlisle"A highly original fantasy ... A really gripping read."- Southern Daily Echo"Excitingly readable ... and the good news is that there is more to come."- Newbury Weekly News

A summer with Grandma and Grandpa turns out to be quite the adventure for young Daryl. A mystery that threatens his life and those around him is finally told. Daryl was 10 years old that summer in 1948, when his hound came trotting through the woods with a human hand in its jaws--a shrunken, well-preserved brown hand. The local physician, the Marion County sheriff, a university biology professor, and scientists from Pittsburgh Carnegie Museum all examined the hand, but none could identify its age or means of preservation. That at summer on his grandparents West Virginia farm was a memorable one, and until now, Daryl had never told a soul about his encounter with a murderer and how he escaped with the help of his trusted hound, Bonnie.