Books and movies concerning zombies or other types of reanimated dead people have always freaked me out a bit. Parasite pig follows the character of barney, who has been working parttime at an afterschool job in order to pay for the repairs for his house. I still felt i couldnt very strange, checked out of the motel as at. A teenage boy whose desire is to become invulnerable after losing his best friend in a plane crash.
It is so detailed and william sleater describes how the character is feeling really well and what is going through their minds. After gaining that ability, he is very curios to test himself into something dangerous. For more than thirty years, william sleator thrilled readers with his inventive books. See results from the william sleator books quiz on sporcle, the best trivia site on the internet. Oct 23, 2009 based upon the story by william sleator watch on my other channel, this video has the audiovideo out of sync same video.
Im lying in some kind of box, and im paralyzed, i cant move an arm, a leg, a finger. He finds a psychic who claims she can make him immortal for. William sleator students britannica kids homework help. Descriptionsixteenyearold ken lost his best friend in a plane crash and now he wants to be. Apr 01, 2005 william sleater writes some of the best young adult books you could ever imagine.
Rewind is a science fiction novel written in 1999 by william sleator. A girl meets a boy who has the ability to travel in the fourth dimension. Terrified, he seeks out a plump, middleaged psychic named cherie butte. Every page, from cover to cover, was full of suspense. Once again, sleator treats us to the best that ya science fiction can offer.
Nick wants a cell phone so he can talk to his girlfriend, jen, after school, and the used phone he buys seems like a bargain. His books typically deal with adolescents coming across a peculiar phenomenon related to an element of theoretical science, then trying to deal with the situation. But by the time they got there sleep all that night, and the next day early as i it was gone. The book of boy by catherine gilbert murdock the boxer and. Abrams 161 pages here he shifts from science fiction to horror, with a plot based on hollywoodstyle voodoo lore. Sixteenyearold ken loses his best friend in a plane crash and now he wants to be invulnerable. According to the locus index, his full name was william warner sleator iii. It was suspenseful, full of action and romance, as well as a book that you would stay up all night to read. The boy who reversed himself by william sleator, paperback. Test download by i william sleator i would have given this a five, but the ending was disappointing not in a i didn t like how it ended kind of way more of a sudden and unsatisfying kind of way it s like the author suddenly was tired of the book and decided to just to a brief synopsis of how everything turned out it was such a different style from the rest of the book, it didn t seem to. The boy who reversed himself book by william sleator. Sharks couldn t bite through his arm, he did not burn himself from touching a hot stove. Buy a cheap copy of the boy who reversed himself book by william sleator. William warner sleator iii february, 1945 august 3, 2011, known as william sleator, was an american science fiction author who wrote primarily young adult novels but also wrote for younger readers.
Ken tries to damage himself without effect after his successful soulectomy, but he feels oddly hollow even when beating the school bully. House of stairs by sleator, william april 25, 1991 mass market paperback. Devastated by rogers death, ken seeks out trashy cheri buttercup, who promises to remove his soul in order to make him immortal. But he has nightmares of killing people he doesnt know, and he ends up learning that the murders are actually happening. More childrens more young adult more by william sleator. William sleator is a hero to me because he inspires me to write about things i like. Rewind 1999, about a boy who gets to go back in time over and over in order to prevent his death. Apr 01, 2005 he mainly wrote science fiction novels for young adults. Any data uploaded to or downloaded from district systems shall be subject to fair use guidelines.
The green futures of tycho is a 1981 science fiction novel for young audiences by william sleator. The book was like a carnival ride that you just cant get enough of. He mainly wrote science fiction novels for young adults. It is the sequel to the 1984 book interstellar pig plot. But he has nightmares of killing people he doesn t know, and he ends up learning that the murders are actually happening. William sleater writes some of the best young adult books you could ever imagine. William warner sleator iii february, 1945 august 3, 2011, known as william sleator, was. The book explores the effect of excessive parent expectations on the future of their children. When laura finds her homework in her locker with its writing reversed, she. His books typically deal with adolescents coming across a peculiar phenomenon related to an element of theoretical science, then trying to. The aliens still have plans for barney and he must deal with talking parasites, giant crustaceans, and a wasp.
Review young teens will rejoice at this justforfun creepy adventure by william sleator, one more in a long line of. It starts off with the main character, ken, walking from his house in new york to cherri buttercups, an. Im lying in some kind of box, and im paralyzed, i can t move an arm, a leg, a finger. William sleator died in early august 2011 at his home in thailand. Parasite pig is a young adult science fiction novel written by william sleator. The boy who reversed himself 1986 is a science fiction novel by william sleator. A teenager responds to an ad in a newspaper purporting a way to live forever.
His house of stairs was named one of the best novels of the twentieth century by the young adult library services association. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve. Hell phone by william sleator 2007, paperback for sale. Shop amongst our popular books, including 23, into the dream, rewind and more from william sleator. He graduated from university city high school in 1963. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Obtenez votre kindle ici, or download a free kindle reading app. Sep 01, 2007 a modern murder story with a devilish twist master of horror william sleator has created another creepy, heartpumping classic in hell phone. Some of sleator s other books include the duplicate 1988, about what goes wrong when a boy clones himself. For more than thirty years, william sleator has thrilled readers with his inventive books, which blend real science with stories that explore our darkest fears.
I have no voice, because my breathing is so shallow its like im hardly aware of breathing at all. It starts off with the main character, ken, walking from his house in new york to cherri buttercups, an evil spell caster, house in queens. William sleator into the dream sipdf pdf free download. He finds out that the psychic is using his soul to kill others. Publication date 2004 topics immortality, zombies, supernatural publisher. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. His first novel, blackbriar, was published in 1972. Click to read more about the boy who reversed himself by william sleator. The boy who reversed himself by william sleator librarything. Hell phone is about a teenager who is poor and he wants to buy a cell phone so he and his girlfriend can talk more. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. He even faced toby, the big bully, and got kaitlin, the girl of his dreams.
The novel deals with an exploration into other dimensions, and provides a journey into the world beyond our own. William sleator, a master of science fiction, has turned to horror, creating a novel with the creepiness of a genre classic and the mindtwists of his bestselling house of stairs. Sixteenyearold ken loses his best friend in a plane crash and now he wants to be. If you create a free account and sign in, you will be able to customize what is displayed.