Books with author Ryan Andrews

It's the night of the annual Autumn Equinox Festival, when the town gathers to float paper lanterns down the river. Legend has it that after drifting out of sight, they'll soar off to the Milky Way and turn into brilliant stars, but could that actually be true? This year, Ben and his classmates are determined to find out where those lanterns really go, and to ensure success in their mission, they've made a pact with two simple rules: No one turns for home. No one looks back.The plan is to follow the river on their bikes for as long as it takes to learn the truth, but it isn't long before the pact is broken by all except for Ben, and (much to Ben's disappointment) Nathaniel, the one kid who just doesn't seem to fit in.Together, Nathaniel and Ben will travel farther than anyone has ever gone, down a winding road full of magic, wonder, and unexpected friendship*.*And a talking bear.

It's the night of the annual Autumn Equinox Festival, whenthe town gathers to float paper lanterns down the river. Legend has itthat after drifting out of sight, they'll soar off to the Milky Way andturn into brilliant stars, but could that actually be true? This year,Ben and his classmates are determined to find out where those lanternsreally go, and to ensure success in their mission, they've made a pactwith two simple rules: No one turns for home. No one looks back.The plan is to follow the river on their bikes for as long as it takes tolearn the truth, but it isn't long before the pact is broken by allexcept for Ben, and (much to Ben's disappointment) Nathaniel, the onekid who just doesn't seem to fit in.Together,Nathaniel and Ben will travel farther than anyone has ever gone, down awinding road full of magic, wonder, and unexpected friendship*.*And a talking bear.

A 2019 Booklist Editor's ChoiceA 2019 Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the YearA 2019 Parents Magazine Best Children's Books of the YearRyan Andrews's This Was Our Pact is an astonishing, magical-realist adventure story for middle-grade readers.It's the night of the annual Autumn Equinox Festival, when the town gathers to float paper lanterns down the river. Legend has it that after drifting out of sight, they'll soar off to the Milky Way and turn into brilliant stars, but could that actually be true? This year, Ben and his classmates are determined to find out where those lanterns really go, and to ensure success in their mission, they've made a pact with two simple rules: No one turns for home. No one looks back.The plan is to follow the river on their bikes for as long as it takes to learn the truth, but it isn't long before the pact is broken by all except for Ben and (much to Ben's disappointment) Nathaniel, the one kid who just doesn't seem to fit in.Together, Nathaniel and Ben will travel farther than anyone has ever gone, down a winding road full of magic, wonder, and unexpected friendship*.*And a talking bear.

After a breakup from hell, Jackson Young's demons are taking him out to party in this darkly satirical novel from Down Under. Six years ago, Jackson traded nights-out with his mates for nights-in with his girlfriend. And never looked back. With a job selling life insurance to the elite, and a girlfriend to go home to, Jackson has everything a modern-day man could hope for. Until one dark and stormy Friday night in Melbourne, Australia, he doesn’t. Thrown back into a vicious city, he's faced again with the torturous task of escaping singledom. But when ghosts from his past get in his ear, Jackson's obsession with finding out the true reason behind his breakup takes him to the darkest corners of dive bars in his search for answers.And to make matters worse, his only friends are his mates. Just wait till you meet them…An original tale from a bold new voice in literary fiction, Malicious Mates is a novel you need to read now.Contains coarse language.

After a breakup from hell, Jackson Young's demons are taking him out to party in this darkly satirical novel from Down Under. Six years ago, Jackson traded nights-out with his mates for nights-in with his girlfriend. And never looked back. With a job selling life insurance to the elite, and a girlfriend to go home to, Jackson has everything a modern-day man could hope for. Until one dark and stormy Friday night in Melbourne, Australia, he doesn’t. Thrown back into a vicious city, he's faced again with the torturous task of escaping singledom. But when ghosts from his past get in his ear, Jackson's obsession with finding out the true reason behind his breakup takes him to the darkest corners of dive bars in his search for answers.And to make matters even worse, his only friends are his mates. Just wait till you meet them…An original tale from a bold new voice in literary fiction, Malicious Mates is a novel you need to read now.Contains coarse language.

Thrust into a strange, new world filled with dragons, monsters, seemingly magical powers, and impossible people, Noir is quickly made to feel helpless as his uncle and cousin are ripped away from him and lost. Eventually, he not only finds out that he is far from helpless, but he gains impossible abilities and major political influence in a massive war between two kingdoms. Finding his cousin and uncle is only a small part of Noir's new problems.

The Lumin is dead. The one the prophecies spoke of, the chosen one, is gone. Memories of the Lumin being slain by Noir's own cousin, Aimee, haunt him every night. The fight to find Noir's family is now more dangerous and confusing than ever. New threats creep from the shadows. The straghs are going through some kind of bizarre, technological transformation. Nidhoggr, the dragon of din, is trapped in the bowels of the Tierian capital and is being exploited to create grotesque, dual vigor users. It is up to Noir to find his cousin, free Nidhoggr, and help a resistance movement free all of Tier from oppression. On top of it all, someone calling himself “the new Lumin” has risen--only it's a familiar face... a very unfriendly one.

When no one listens, what's the point of talking?Kyle McGinley doesn't say a word. Fed up with being shuttled from one foster care home to another, he has stopped speaking. But at the home of Scott and Jill Wardman, with the help of a crow, a swamp, and an excess of black paint, he begins to think that maybe, just maybe, life could be better.As long as his frigging dad doesn't mess things up.

Sophie Loveridge's family is uprooted from the comfort of their home in England when her eccentric father - inspired by the new novel, Robinson Crusoe - decides to move the family to the New World so he can write an epic poem about surviving the rugged winter conditions. When the only help they have - a skillful fisherman - dies, it is up to Sophie and her mother to make sure the family survives until the spring, when the next fishing boat will arrive in their isolated cove.