Books with author W. J. McCormack

Zach Harper and his best friends Scott and Leyla are typical teenagers, and maintain a long distance friendship through creating an ongoing comic book, an endless story in which they live out their fantasies of super powers and saving the world. But when a mysterious phone call pulls Zach and his friends into a world even they could never have imagined, they must figure out if they're living their dreams, or a nightmare. And time may not be on their side....

Jamaal's Journey is a very easy and fun read, full of challenges and possibilities students face in their senior year of high school.--Donna Jackson The story line about the romance and friendships of Jamaal was very convincing and kept my interest to the end.--Richard DeMaria My hope is that all students, especially African-American students, read Jamaal's Journey and realize that education is the key to the future.--Robert Kman Book Description We all have choices to make in life—and those choices define us. They tell us who we are on the inside and show the outside world what we are made of. Sometimes our choices are right, and sometimes they are wrong. But no matter what, they are always ours, and as such, we should own them. Jamaal’s Journey follows an African American student named Jamaal through the last two months of high school as he encounters several situations that force him to make important decisions about himself, his relationships, and his future. Through the choices he makes—and by embracing their consequences and outcomes—Jamaal arrives at a new level of maturity and comes to better understand his character. But getting there isn’t easy… Along the way, Jamaal tackles issues and problems that all young adults face. And as he does, he is confronted with both internal and external conflicts that test his will, determination, and sense of right and wrong. Filled with laughs, emotion, and a strong element of hope, Jamaal’s story is one any high school student can relate to—and it’s sure to help many of today’s teens in their own journeys from adolescence to adulthood. More Reviews This is a well-written book that accurately reflects the current diversity in schools.--Susan Danker Jamaal's Journey reveals deep insights into the trials and tribulations of high school students as told through the mind of Jamaal.--Gianni D. Jamaal's Journey is written with humor, angst, and enough street language to get a good sense of what the students are really like and how they discover self.--Joe D.

Continuing the post-television Deep Space Nine saga, this original novel shows the fall of the Cardassian empire as seen through the eyes of a young man with a foot in two worlds. Rugal is an orphaned Cardassian who has been raised by the people his race once conquered, the Bajorans. Reluctantly repatriated to Cardassia as a teenager, Rugal becomes the living witness to the downfall of the proud people to whom he was born, first by the invading Klingons, then during the Cardassians’ unholy pact with the Dominion—a partnership that culminated in a near-genocide. Through it all, Rugal’s singular perspective illuminates the choices that brought the Cardassians to their ruin...even as he learns that the Cardassian soul is not as easy to understand as he imagined.

Roy is looking forward to a pleasant summer holiday messing about with his best friend, Claire. That is until he visits his sick granddad in hospital and is given a quest to find the Pirate King and ask for a share of the treasure that is owed to him. However, Roy isn’t the only person interested in finding the Pirate king and all his plans soon start to fall apart.A tale of treasure, pirates, gangsters and an angry monkey. Can Roy and Claire keep their promise and find the treasure?