Books with author Michael J. Wyly

At the end of World War I, the US enjoyed the "roaring 20's," a period of unprecedented prosperity marred by corruption, bootlegging and the carelessness of the very rich. Enter Nick Carraway, the narrator of Jay Gatsby's tragic history with which Fitzgerald exposes the hypocrisy of the American Dream while also espousing the richness of the human condition and the value of ideals.

"Smart, ironic prose...reminiscent of Dave Eggers." -Library Journal George Flynn is the new nobody at St. Pius High School, until he falls in with the enchanting Schell sisters. Emily, an aspiring actress, is the object of his infatuation. But there's something special about her quirky younger sister, Katie, who has her own crush on George, not to mention a scathing deadpan sense of humor in the face of multiple sclerosis. When an accident destroys their delicate balance, George and Emily find themselves searching for forgiveness yet losing each other. With no-holds-barred honesty and razor-sharp wit, Michael J. White's debut novel explores friendship, first love, and a young man's need to come of age without coming undone.

A bully, who spends a lot of time alone, drawing, is visited one night by one of his drawings that comes to life. This "Vision" then makes him live a day in the life of the other kids he bullies until he learns the lesson of empathy. He then turns his life around and becomes friends with the kids as he helps them with certain problems in their life.

Long distance prank calls, T.P. strung from the hotel ceiling, fire alarms pulled in the absence of fire. Sixteen-year-old Jonah Gray will do anything for attention. But when his work-obsessed dad ignores his most shocking prank yet, he turns his attention elsewhere. Girls. He meets Claire. Not only is she French and gorgeous, but she seems genuinely interested in him. The only problem: she wants Jonah dead.Kidnapped and dragged to Corsica, Jonah wakes to find himself imprisoned. But he isn’t alone. Locked in with him is Cassandra, a woman with no recollection of her past. Between piecing together the mystery of Cassandra’s former life and wrestling with a deadly attraction to Claire, he learns the truth. Claire is hunting a water witch who has plagued the Mediterranean for centuries. And Jonah is the bait.When a storm rolls in and cuts the power, the witch creeps ashore to seize the one she came for. Not Jonah. Cassandra. Now Jonah, who has never committed a selfless act, must confront a life-altering decision: save himself or descend into the witch's lair and sacrifice everything for a friend. But if he chooses the latter, he’ll discover just who Cassandra really is, and some secrets are better left unearthed.

"Smart, ironic prose...reminiscent of Dave Eggers." -Library Journal George Flynn is the new nobody at St. Pius High School, until he falls in with the enchanting Schell sisters. Emily, an aspiring actress, is the object of his infatuation. But there's something special about her quirky younger sister, Katie, who has her own crush on George, not to mention a scathing deadpan sense of humor in the face of multiple sclerosis. When an accident destroys their delicate balance, George and Emily find themselves searching for forgiveness yet losing each other. With no-holds-barred honesty and razor-sharp wit, Michael J. White's debut novel explores friendship, first love, and a young man's need to come of age without coming undone.

Evie and her new best friend Phoebe cannot wait to go with Evie’s Uncle Stewart and his sons to Yorkshire on holiday for the school October break.Unknown to the girls, a certain witch called Black Myrtle from Lynch Wood Country Park in Scotland is also bound for the walled city of York to attend the annual witches conference…As their two worlds collide there is magic, ghost tours and adventure as Uncle Stewart and then the boys come under the witch’s spell. But Black Myrtle has important business to do in York and has her eye on a very special pet to take back with her to Lynch Wood…This amusing book is the third in the Evie MacBeth series and will appeal to children of all ages but particularly those in the 8-12 age group.NoteAt time of publication the author is undergoing treatment for cancer and is making arrangements to donate her author royalties net of tax from the sale of this book to the charity Breast Cancer Care.

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.