Books with author W. Royce Adams

Bullied by three schoolmates, Arthur thinks the computer he receives from his parents containing a strange program called The Game may be the answer to his problems. The Game allows him to get even with his tormentors without their knowing. But how does The Game know so much about Arthur and his tormentors? And why does it want to help him? Forced to keep The Game a secret, Arthur finds himself caught in a growing web of lies and deceit. Then The Game starts to get too dangerous and Arthur finds himself in even bigger trouble.

Book 6, Richard of Rairarubia, is the concluding book in the Rairarubia Tales, a fantasy-adventure series for ages 9 and up. When Einaem, son of Mammoth, comes to power as the Drahcir of Ruulako, he kidnaps Romey and Sam's youngest daughter, Katherine. As ransom, he demands Molly, Netty, and Tunnelsuit be brought to him for revenge because of their part earlier in the defeat of his father. To save his sister, Richard captures Molly and Netty. But because Molly has been forbidden to return to Rairarubia, Richard brings them to the Ptangled Forest, through the Jaws of Death and finally to the Temple of Fleson, meeting place of all the Oraacles of the known dimensions. Will the Oracles allow Richard to trade his captives for his sister? Will Molly be able to return to Rairarubia? All questions are answered in this final volume which includes a summary of the first five books and a list of all the major characters appearing in the six volumes.

One hot summer day, thirteen-year-olds Geri Thomas and Jay Thornton try to find a place to cool off so they seek Blue Pool, a dangerous, off-limits area. The two discover adventures they never bargained for as they foolishly hop a slow freight train to take them up the river road and accidentally start a grass fire. Soon they find themselves being chased through a mammoth cave by two desperate men willing to do almost anything to keep the teens from telling what they've discovered. Geri and Jay's adventures bring them one step closer to maturity and acceptance of responsibility while delivering a solid message that bad decisions can have frightful consequences.

In this colorful sequel to "Me & Jay," 16-year-old Jay Thornton is orphaned and "catches out" on a freight train to avoid placement in a foster home. Instead of a romantic hobo lifestyle, Jay discovers constant physical dangers, frequent hunger, and the fear of being caught by train gangs or angry railroad police. His adventures on the run, and contact with homeless drifters, force him to examine his personal values and the friendships he's left behind. He must decide whether to join a subculture on the fringe of society, or return to a new life in the familiar place he's known as home. The story delivers action-packed excitement, tempered by hard lessons that show why a romantic escape fantasy often proves harder than facing reality.