Books with author William Stanek

The 10th anniversary edition of the reader favorite. Discover a magical world and be swept away in the adventure of a lifetime! To heal the lands and restore the light, the great kings decreed that magic and all that is magical shall be cleansed to dust. The cleansing raged for so long that few could recall a time without it and it is in this time that the Dark Lord Sathar returned from the dark beyond. The one hope of the peoples of Ruin Mist was Queen Mother, the elf queen of old. She saw a way out of everlasting darkness, a path that required the union of the divided peoples. This powerful fantasy novel will delight the young and the young at heart. Inside, you'll discover the breathtaking world of Ruin Mist where the mystical and the magical abound, and you'll fall in love with three heroes: a boy who would become a mage, a princess who is fleeing a dying kingdom, and a warrior elf who undertakes an epic journey of discovery. Achievements for the Ruin Mist books... #1 Fiction, Audible (12 weeks, 2005) Top 50 Sci-fi/Fantasy, Amazon (26 weeks, 2002) Top 10 Fiction, Audible (25 weeks, 2005) Top 50 Fiction, Audible (52 weeks, 2005-2006) Top 10 Kids & YA, Audible (180 weeks, 2005-2007) #1 Featured Book Audible June-July 2005 Featured in Cover Story, Publisher's Weekly (2009) Featured in VOYA (2007) Featured in Complete Idiots Guide to Elves and Fairies (2005) Featured in Ancient Art of Faery Magick (2005) Popular Series Fiction for Middle School and Teen Readers (2005, 2008) Top 10 Recommended Author -- SciFi Bookcase (2004 - 2012) Top 10 Book -- SciFi Bookcase (2004 - 2012) Top 20 Author -- RateItAll (2005 - 2012) A Top 100 Fantasy -- The Fantasy 100 (2005 - 2007) The author's books also have been in: The Olympian The Journal of Electronic Defense The Publisher's Weekly Cover Story The Parenting Magazine VOYA BookWire Children's Writer Children's Bookshelf Library Journal School Library Journal The News Tribune Wondering where to start reading the author's work? Consider this "best of" list from OverDrive's "ContentWire for Libraries"... #1 The Pieces of the Puzzle #2 Keeper Martin's Tale #3 Bugville Collection #1: Visit Mom and Dad At Work, Go to School, Have a Sleepover, Visit Garden Box Farms #4 The Kingdoms and the Elves of the Reaches #5 In the Service of Dragons #6 Journey Beyond the Beyond #7 Stormjammers: The Extraordinary Story of EW Operations in the Gulf War #8 Bugville Critters: Every Number Counts #9 Absolutes & Other Stories #10 Exploring Ruin Mist: Special Edition for "The Kingdoms and the Elves of the Reaches" and "In the Service of Dragons" Praise for Ruin Mist... "A breathtaking world and an excellent epic fantasy series! This wonderful adventure reminds me of a cross between J.R.R. Tolkien, J.K. Rowling, Tad Williams, and C. S. Lewis." "Stanek's [has] a penchant for clear and simple prose. He also prefers swift, action-oriented scenes. Solidly built. Stanek moves among his main characters with ease, always switching at a climactic moment to maintain suspense. The accessible, brisk language keeps things moving." -- Foreword Magazine "Sure to attract fans of graphic novels and classic Tolkien alike. Stanek will likely draw a cult following. This guarantees fans, and those fans will be ready to wield their swords against the Dark Lord in Stanek's next installment." -- VOYA, the leading magazine for YA librarians Great author -- The Complete Idiots Guide to Elves and Fairies Recommended series -- Ancient Art of Faery Magick "Recommended reading." -- BookWire "Word of mouth turned it into a bestseller. Very satisfying." -- The Fantasy Guide Ruin Mist was featured in the Publisher's Weekly Cover Story in April 2009. Over a million people have read the Ruin Mist books.

The Underground Railroad - A Record - William Still... The Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th-century enslaved people of African descent in the United States in efforts to escape to free states and Canada with the aid of abolitionists and allies who were sympathetic to their cause. The term is also applied to the abolitionists, both black and white, free and enslaved, who aided the fugitives. Various other routes led to Mexico or overseas. An earlier escape route running south toward Florida, then a Spanish possession, existed from the late 17th century until shortly after the American Revolution. However, the network now generally known as the Underground Railroad was formed in the early 19th century, and reached its height between 1850 and 1860. One estimate suggests that by 1850, 100,000 slaves had escaped via the "Railroad". British North America (present-day Canada), where slavery was prohibited, was a popular destination, as its long border gave many points of access. Most former slaves settled in Ontario. More than 30,000 people were said to have escaped there via the network during its 20-year peak period, although U.S. Census figures account for only 6,000. Numerous fugitives' stories are documented in the 1872 book The Underground Railroad Records by William Still, an abolitionist who then headed the Philadelphia Vigilance Committee.

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Rhineheart's Game: Mission Two NJ Farnsworth is a ten-year-old in the fourth grade. He is the fourth of six children in his family-and he was born with spina bifida. Until this year, NJ hated school and merely endured every day in his wheelchair. But when his school gave him a laptop computer for his homework, he discovered a secret virtual reality program in which he can walk and run and play like other children. On each level of the game, NJ learns principles, values and skills to help him live better in his wheelchair. This mission requires that he save the lives of three people before he can complete the level successfully. But who does he have to save? What must he save them from? How can he save anyone else, when he is just ten years old? Will he even be able to save himself inside this level of Rhineheart's Game?

Rhineheart’s Game, Level One – Understanding is the first book about Nicolas James Farnsworth—who goes by NJ. He was born with Spina bifida to a large family in a big city where money is scarce. When the new school year started, all the students in the special needs class were issued a laptop computer to help them with their schoolwork. However, when NJ gets home and turns on his computer, he meets a man named Rhineheart inside his computer who introduces NJ to a computer program which takes him into a virtual reality and teaches him skills he needs to live a more enjoyable life in his wheelchair. Once inside the game, NJ finds he can walk, run and play like other children. The people he meets and the skills he learns make it so he will never be the same person again, once he returns to his real life and his wheelchair.