Books with author Paul Woodruff

When seventeen-year-old Lena Beckford hears the lock turn in her bedroom door she begins her nightly ritual to honor the moon. But instead of seeing the usual visions from her father, the flame, she’s contacted by her grandmother pleading for Lena’s help after she’s been buried alive in the Strangers’ Graveyard.As Lena begins her search she meets two witches, like herself, who promise to help her find her grandmother. One is a ridiculous old crone who seems to be leading her around in circles, and the other is a seductive man she’s immediately drawn to. But she can’t quite seem to escape from either of them when she realizes they're armed with their own devilish motives, which blur the lines between friend and foe, sanity and insanity.Is it murder Lena must commit, or justice she must serve, to finally free her grandmother from the darkness of the grave?

The Remarkable Story of How One Man Defied the Odds At 18, Paul Wood thought he had lost everything. He had committed an act he knew would send him to prison for many years. To a young man like Paul, it might as well have been for the rest of his life.Plunged into a nightmarish world of extreme violence, solitary confinement, gang allegiances, drugs, vindictive wardens and regular stabbings, Paul spent the next 11 years confined in some of New Zealand's toughest jails. Based on an account of his experiences he wrote while still inside, How to Escape from Prison chronicles Paul's road to redemption and a new life as a doctor of psychology, helping others strive to fulfil their potential and develop the resilience to flourish, even in adversity. This is a gripping read about a man who sank to the depths of despair, before scaling the heights of true freedom.'Paul's transformation is unbelievable. We are sometimes brought up to think a zebra can't change its stripes. Paul Wood's story is proof that anyone can change. It gives you great courage that you can do anything.'- Sir John Kirwan

Take a prehistoric tour of the dinosaurs, and do some solving, too! This second fabulous Tangled Tour title offers plenty of amazing mazes, all richly drawn—and in color, inside the bodies of the dinos themselves or through their environment. Each information-packed page features a now-extinct but still fascinating creature, ranging from the Allosaurus (“thirty feet of claws and teeth—a real nightmare on legs”) to the Uintatherium, a bizarre-looking North American mammal that fed on plants. Kids will be thrilled to find out about Baluchitherium, a hornless relative of today’s rhinoceros and the largest land mammal that ever existed; the 14-ton tusked Deinotherium; a spike-studded Polacanthus; Tylosaurus, the sea predator, and many others. It’s a visual and educational treat.

These magical, mysterious creatures and places will fascinate children—and so will the fun and elaborate color mazes, each set inside the shape of a highlighted mythical being. The diverse and international collection of intriguing topics ranges from the lost island of Atlantis and the peaceable kingdom of Camelot to friendly gnomes, bloodsucking chupacabras, and the dinosaur-like Mokele Mbembe. Plus, there’s the Greek Cyclops; Japanese Kappa (water spirits); Scandinavian Kraken (a huge multi-armed sea monster); flying Kongamato of Zambia; and the famous New Jersey Devil. Each maze comes with a bit of enticing background information, complete with theories about how the legend originated.

When seventeen-year-old Lena Beckford hears the lock turn in her bedroom door she begins her nightly ritual to honor the moon. But instead of seeing the usual visions from her father, the flame, she’s contacted by her grandmother pleading for Lena’s help after she’s been buried alive in the Strangers’ Graveyard. As Lena begins her search she meets two witches, like herself, who promise to help her find her grandmother. One is a ridiculous old crone who seems to be leading her around in circles, and the other is a seductive man she’s immediately drawn to. But she can’t quite seem to escape from either of them when she realizes they're armed with their own devilish motives, which blur the lines between friend and foe, sanity and insanity. Is it murder Lena must commit, or justice she must serve, to finally free her grandmother from the darkness of the grave?