Books with author Stephen Mitchell

Kody Haywood is a freshman at Bannerville High School who struggles to maintain focus. Every day he finds himself getting lost in his thoughts, the hallways at school, or even in conversation. Having a mind that wanders makes him an easy target for the school bully (and all-star athlete), Brett Walker. But as his birthday approaches, Kody discovers a genetic change in his body renders him indestructible. When a mysterious letter from his deceased father arrives on his doorstep, it puts him in the crosshairs of an international terrorist! Facing trouble in and out of school, Kody must find his focus and deal with two very different enemies, or else there will be terrible consequences for being...BULLETPROOF

‘The Harlequin was not human. It was unmistakably androgyne, ancient in appearance. Its mouth was always open, as if trapped in a state of perpetual horror, in the shape of an ‘O’. It was as if it were wearing a mask.’ Dan Mitchell tells his personal story of a monster that emerges from the darkness and infiltrates his life. Of a disembodied creature from our darkest nightmares. A monster that comes to life. But the Harlequin could germinate, multiply. ‘What appeared to be a young woman with blonde hair on the side of the street had come out from behind a video store on the corner. Her movements were very jerky. With every step she took, her movements became more exaggerated. As she walked her hair bounced more violently. We were now crossing paths as she began to walk toward my car. From only a few feet away I saw her clear as the day through the passenger window. The Harlequin was wearing a wig and pretending to be a "normal" person walking down the street. From the back seat someone said, "My God her eyes!" It felt like the terror of death was coming upon me. Even though most of us were now legally adults, we were still not mature enough to grasp who or what we had just seen. There was no frame of reference. Someone said they believed that she was a dead person.’ ‘My entire childhood seemed to be recorded in some way. My father would audio record us at various times when we were unaware, like as we sat down for dinner. He would ask us questions and have us answer into the microphone. The questions were mostly innocent, like favorite foods. On the surface it all seemed very innocuous, but deep down I feel that he was aware of something more. He was doing surveillance and didn’t want to frighten anyone.’‘Around this time, I became convinced that there was a secret room in our house that could be accessed through a small wine cellar in the basement. I told my cousin this belief and she thought I was crazy, but I wanted to show her I was not. After moving several large carboys from the corner of the cellar, there was a hole in the wall at about knee level. I crouched down and looked in and to my amazement began seeing shapes. The objects seemed to be made of static. There was no color just black and white. Soon the shapes began to come together into coherent forms. Through the hole I saw a figure that appeared to be sitting in a chair. The closer I looked the more the sight forming in front of me appeared almost cartoonish. In the chair was a figure, looking back at me….’ Dan’s sinister story will shock you, terrify you, and leave you questioning everything….

Steph Young has joined forces with the excellent writing skills of Dan Mitchell as he tells his personal true story. His story will shock you, terrify you, and leave you questioning everything. Dan Mitchell: ‘What you are about to read in this first of two books is a narrative detailing a mysterious figure I called the Harlequin. The Harlequin was a thin, androgynous being that presented itself to me on numerous occasions throughout my life, particularly during childhood. This being was clearly not human, and seemed to be stalking me my entire life. Instead of relegating these events to an over-active imagination, I decided to pursue them wholeheartedly. I have spent over twenty years now attempting to understand it the best I could.’ Cryptically, as in a Masquerade, there is more than just the mysterious Harlequin figure who makes its presence felt. There is a whole host of characters who appear in this story, and they all arrive in ways as disturbing as the Harlequin…. A parade of the hideous and grotesque and alarming, for we know not what they are…. Are they separate monsters….or all one and the same? And what do they want with Dan? ‘His skin was pale, his countenance was pallid. It felt as though he was feeding off of the fear and hysteria happening inside the house. He seemed to be alive, but wasn't. He was some type of revenant and I could sense that he was very dangerous.’ ‘As she walked we noticed that her movements were very jerky. She seemed to notice us at that moment. With every step she took, she became jerkier, her hair seemed to bounce more violently. Once again my blood went cold. The feeling of unnerving eerieness fell over me. This time it was much worse. I was older and knew something was very wrong with what I was seeing. She began to walk toward my car. From only a few feet away I saw her clear as day through the passenger side window. From the back seat someone said, "Oh my God her eyes!" BEHIND THE MASQUERADE: THE HARLEQUIN: PART 1: Dan's true story will shock you, terrify you, and leave you questioning everything....

Master storyteller Stephen Mitchell brings three of the best loved stories from The Arabian Nights to independent young readers ready for adventure. All richly illustrated with lustrous line drawings throughout, they are here for young readers to rediscover: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, Abu Keer and Abu Seer, and Aladdin and the Magic Lamp in its original setting of China. These stories will bring you to a whole new world; one where clever wit will save the day, thieves give chase with swords and spears, kings can kill with a glance, honesty is rewarded with a vast, unheard-of treasure.

Out of nowhere, like a fresh breeze in a marketplace crowded with advise on how to live, comes Byron Katie and what she calls "The Work." The Work is a revolutionary new way to resolve problems, so simple that even a child can do it, yet so powerful that it can radically change your life. The Work's four questions can be applied to any situation, from everyday conflicts to life-long traumas. In Loving What Is, Byron Katie takes you step-by-step through this transformative process, giving you everything you need to experience freedom and lasting peace in your life. This audio edition features live recordings of people doing The Work with Katie, and the riveting one-on-one dialogues with Katie bring The Work to life in a way that the book can't. The audio also includes bonus material featuring new and expanded dialogues not found in the book.

Amusingly absurd and playfully profound, this delightfully illustrated volume of original poems is sure to tickle the fancy of children and adults alike.It happened on a winter’s day(The air was cold, the sky was gray):Out walking in the woods alone,I came upon a wishing bone.What would you do if everything you wished came true? How does a white rhinoceros take his tea? Where can you find the elusive purple tiger? Who wanders in the whiffle bog on a bilgy, bulgy night? Resonating with childlike questions, the fanciful poems in THE WISHING BONE invite readers to think and to dream. Full of illustrations as fresh and whimsical as the verse, here is a collection to read aloud and savor for its sheer verbal and visual exuberance.

Matt Tavares’s luminous illustrations and Stephen Mitchell’s wry text transform this classic Grimms’ fairy tale into a splendid edition to treasure."Deep in a forsaken wood, a wild man keeps watch over a golden spring."Iron Hans is nine feet tall and as brown as rust, with hair to his knees. He is cursed, a terror to all, until a young prince finds the courage to befriend him. But when the boy betrays Iron Hans’s trust, he must make his way in the world alone, penniless and unknown — save for a little help from a certain forgiving wild man. Stephen Mitchell’s deft retelling and Matt Tavares’s elegant illustrations gracefully render this timeless Grimms’ tale about pride and humility, wealth and poverty, and the importance of doing good, whether servant or prince, wild man or king.