Books with author Michael Gray

The third book in Michael Grant's New York Times bestselling Gone series, Lies is another heart-in-your-throat page-turner, both chilling and thought-provoking.It's been seven months since all the adults disappeared. Gone.It happens in one night. A girl who died now walks among the living; Zil and the Human Crew set fire to Perdido Beach, and amid the flames and smoke, Sam sees the figure of the boy he fears the most: Drake. But Drake is dead. Sam and Caine defeated him along with the Darkness—or so they thought.As Perdido Beach burns, battles rage: Astrid against the Town Council; the Human Crew versus the mutants; and Sam against Drake, who is back from the dead and ready to finish where he and Sam left off. And all the while deadly rumors are raging like the fire itself, spread by the prophetess Orsay and her companion, Nerezza. They say that death is a way to escape the FAYZ. Conditions are worse than ever and kids are desperate to get out. But are they desperate enough to believe that death will set them free?“Disturbing, brilliantly plotted, and boasting a balanced mix of action and scheming.” —ALA BooklistRead the entire series:GoneHungerLiesPlague Fear LightMonster Villain Hero

In the thrilling second book of the Magnificent 12 series, Mack MacAvoy is challenged by his spectral mentor, Grimluk—who only appears in the shiny chrome pipes of bathrooms.Mack must find the ancient ones, the great forgotten forces. Some will help; some not so much. But above all—Learn the ways of Vargran!Assemble the twelve!Go to the nine dragons of Daidu.Go to the Egge rocks.Beware of . . . the trap.Time is short! The wicked Pale Queen’s three-thousand-year banishment ends in thirty-five days, and she will be free to destroy the world. It’s up to Mack to stop her return. But what do all of Grimluk’s clues mean? Can Mack achieve everything he must do without getting killed by the evil Risky—and escape the trap?The Magnificent 12: The Trap is another fast-paced episode in bestselling author Michael Grant’s hilarious fantasy-adventure series.

Twelve-year-old Mack MacAvoy suffers from a serious case of mediumness. Medium looks. Medium grades. Medium parents who barely notice him. With a list of phobias that could make anyone crazy, Mack never would have guessed that he is destined for a more-than-medium life.And then, one day, something incredibly strange happens to Mack. A three-thousand-year-old man named Grimluk appears in the boys’ bathroom to deliver some startling news: Mack is one of the Magnificent Twelve, called the Magnifica in ancient times, whatever that means. An evil force is on its way, and it’s up to Mack to track down eleven other twelve-year-olds in order to stop it. He must travel across the world to battle the wicked Pale Queen’s dangerous daughter, Ereskigal—also known as Risky. But Risky sounds a little scary, and Mack doesn’t want to be a hero. Will he answer the call?A laugh-out-loud story filled with excitement and magic, The Magnificent Twelve: The Call is the first book in bestselling author Michael Grant’s hilarious new fantasy adventure series.

Shirley and Winston are back on the case when a pair of coydogs show up at the Surrey home. Full of intrigue and adventure, The Bear of Fox Mountain returns The Mystery Hounds to what they do best... smelling adventure!Who is Smiling Jack and his pack of clever foxes? Why has an ancient bear lumbered over the mountain, forcing local canine families to abandon their homes? The Bear of Fox Mountain introduces a new cast of characters as The Mystery Hounds once more take up the chase.

In the town of Eden in northwestern England stands the exclusive boarding school known as Archangel Academy. Ancient and imposing, it's a place filled with secrets. Just like its students. . .For Michael Howard, being plucked from his Nebraska hometown and sent thousands of miles away is as close as he's ever come to a miracle. In Weeping Water, he felt trapped, alone. At Archangel Academy, Michael belongs. And in Ciaran, Penry, and especially Ciaran's enigmatic half-brother Ronan, Michael finds friendship deeper than he's ever known. But Michael's only beginning to understand what makes the Academy so special. Ronan is a vampire--part of a hybrid clan who are outcasts even among other vampires. Within the Academy's confines exists a ruthless world of deadly rivalries and shifting alliances, of clandestine love and forbidden temptations. And soon Michael will confront the destiny that brought him here--and a danger more powerful than he can imagine. . .Michael Griffo is an award-winning writer and one of six playwrights whose career will be tracked by WritersInsight.com until 2010. He is a graduate of New York University, has studied at Playwrights Horizons and Gotham Writers Workshop, and has written several screenplays.

Children of all ages will delight in this collection of 16 space-age gliders direct from the twenty first century. They're easy to put together with scissors, tape, and a paper clip, and best of all — they really fly.With this book you can build and launch a whole fleet of colorful spacecraft: Orbital Zoom Glider; Intruder; Routefinder; Supercontinental; Space Searcher; Space Sentinel; Star Shuttle; Star Giant; Signal Link; Star Transporter; Space Ram; Star Probe; Skycat; Star Cruiser; Lunar Freighter; and Star Link.To assemble the space ships, just follow the simple step-by-step instruction and explanatory diagrams. Each ship has its own folding sequence, and folds are numbered to insure correct folding.Cut and fold spaceships are fun to make and fly (helpful hints on flying are included) or they can be suspended on threads for room decorations. Either way, these spaceworthy fliers are sure to delight the countless young fans of Star Wars and Star Trek.

Join Winston and Shirley on a mountainous adventure for the whole family! One hound is a retired, cantankerous old dog. The other is an excitable, irreverent runner. Together, they fight crime!When a family heirloom gets pilfered from the yard, Shirley and Winston launch into action to solve the mystery. Introducing new forest contacts and the first look at the sleepy town of Bakersville, The Mystery Hounds: The Scent of Gold sets the stage for the ongoing saga of canine adventures.

Just when you thought Michael Grant’s GONE series had taken us to the darkest limits of his imagination, the evil genius of YA fiction is back to take you to the Front Lines of terror. In the tradition of The Book Thief, Code Name Verity and Between Shades of Gray, Front Lines gives the experience of WWII a new immediacy while playing with the ‘what ifs?’ of history.It’s WWII, but not as you remember it from history lessons! This time the girls aren’t stitching socks for the brave boys at the front. Meet Rio Richilin and her friends Frangie Marr and Rainy Schulterman, three of the newest recruits in the US Armed Forces. They stand shoulder to shoulder with the boys from home as they take on Hitler’s army.In the face of reluctant colonels and sceptical sergeants, the soldier girls must prove their guts, strength, and resourcefulness as soldiers. Rio has grown up in a world where men don’t cry and girls are supposed to care only about ‘money and looks’. But she has always known that there is something wrong with this system and something else in her. Far from home and in the battlefields, Rio discovers exactly who she is and what she can accomplishThe first in an exciting new trilogy. Front Lines is the saga of a modern heroine in an alternate past that could only have come from the man who gave us GONE, BZRK, and Messenger of Fear. Michael Grant has lived an exciting, fast-paced life. He moved in with his wife Katherine after only 24 hours. He has co-authored over 160 books but promises that everything he writes is like nothing you’ve ever read before!Rio, Frangie, and Rainy will delight fans of The Hunger Games’ Katniss Everdeen. But this is a book for anyone who thought they were more! The story that Michael Grant is calling his best yet.Praise for GONE: ‘These are exciting, high-tension stories told in a driving, torrential narrative that never lets up … This is great fiction.’ Stephen King.Michael Grant has lived an exciting, fast-paced life. He moved in with his wife Katherine Applegate after only 24 hours. He has co-authored over 160 books but promises that everything he writes is like nothing you’ve ever read before!

Letty, her friends, and a quarrelsome blue mouse, are hot on Andy's trail. Finally within reach ofDegoskirke, the greatest free city in the Netherscape, Letty must repay her debt by rescuing Andy. Buthow can they find one boy in a towering city of millions, teeming with enterprising mice, raucous goblins,and philosophers hungry for aggressive debate? Somewhere amid the winding streets and cheeringcrowds, in a city supposedly free of ryle and Seers, an unlikely pair has arrived. To prevent the city’sdestruction, Andy has allied with his captor, Ziesqe. But saving the city means enslaving it first. Abovethem all, Caspian, the failed God, usurper of countless Seer bodies, prepares to walk among the livingonce again.

Fans of the 39 Clues books will love The Key, the third entry in Michael Grant’s middle-grade Magnificent 12 series. Full of adventure and wackiness, the Magnificent 12 books are also perfect for readers of funny, action-filled series like Dan Gutman’s Genius Files. With 21 phobias, Mack MacAvoy is more of a wimpy kid than a hero, but he is on a quest to defeat the wicked—and crazy, and mean, and dangerous—Pale Queen before her three-thousand-year banishment ends. In The Key, Mack must find more of the Magnificent 12, the twelve twelve-year-olds fated to stop the queen from destroying the world, and assemble a key—a cheat sheet, really—to a magical language. Along the way, he’ll transform the Loch Ness monster into a gigantic duck, and transport the Eiffel Tower across the River Seine. The Key is another fast-paced episode in Michael Grant’s bestselling and hysterical fantasy adventure series.

‘I am not a brave man’ Back. Way back. Back before BZRK, before the fight for freedom and the fear of madness. Back when Plath was just Sadie McLure. Sadie, who loved her dad. Sadie’s father started a war. In his own words, he tells us why. Discover Grey McLure’s secrets in this ebook original short story, set in the world of BZRK. From number 1 bestselling author Michael Grant, author of the GONE series.