Books with author Michael Denning

Only a fool threatens those a Thornbear protects. Mordecai's shattered family is in chaos, but the world won't wait for them to recover. Trapped by a fiendish plot he didn't foresee, Mordecai finds himself powerless to redeem himself or defend his family. Alone and surrounded by enemies, Lady Rose has only her wits to protect those she loves. Though every hand turns against her, Rose Thornbear refuses to give up, and she will sacrifice whatever is necessary to save Penny's family, whether the price is her rank, dignity, or even her life.

Seven years have passed since Mordecai's battle with the Shining God, Celior, and since that time his control of his abilities has vastly improved. He has at last envisioned a use for the 'God-Stone', but the gods want vengeance and now seek to destroy everything he has built. The secrets of the past threaten the future of his kingdom, his family, and perhaps humanity itself, unless Mordecai can discover the meaning of 'Illeniel's Doom'. How far will a desperate wizard go to protect his children... or will his efforts merely damn them all?

In the small town of Pottsville, boredom comes easily to mischievous twins Jasmin and Jesse Thomas. One dull Friday night the twins decide to camp out in their backyard, and sneak out to the bogs over by Potts Field to find out whether they can hear any bog monsters. While searching for bog monsters, the twins become hopelessly lost. Suddenly they hear a loud bang, followed by a bright ball of light flying just above the treetops and making a loud whistling sound. Jasmin and Jesse watch as a strange aircraft crashes into the woods. While searching for survivors of the crash, the twins encounter an alien visitor, who incessantly repeats everything they say. Once the twins recover from their shock at encountering Orfin Kojumbobababul, or Orfin Bob, as they call him, the adventures begin. From a near-deadly fall in a cave, to blasting through asteroid fields in a spaceship, and fending off an attack by the evil Haywardians, the action doesn’t stop for a moment. Orfin Bob and the Thomas Twins is a thrill ride right up to the very last page.

Read the inspiring stories of teens locked behind prison walls (in Probation Camps, Juvenile Halls, Group Homes and Residential Treatment Facilities). These youth are some of the most engaging, resilient, courageous and provocative young people I have ever met. These are their stories, their voices, written genuinely in their language, depicting their realities, their successes and failures, their laughter and tears....Still the Rise!

"Real Talk" is the real deal. Find out what's really going on from some who has "walked the walk" and not from those who have just "talked the talked". From the streets of Chicago to the streets of Compton, the rules are all the same. "Don't start none, won't be none." In the hood what you don't know could cost you your life. The knowledge in this book comes from those "real ones" out there. Its a survival guide. Don't get caught slippin'.