A huge assailant with a single gold tooth attempts to kill them. Its based on an actual place in rural kentucky that can still be visited today. They were looking for rumored lost and hidden gold from the shaker family, a family of settlers from many years before. Despite humanity s gradual ascent from clustered pools of it, slime is more often than not relegated to a mere residue the trail of a verminous life form, the trace of decomposition, or an entertaining synthetic material thereby leaving its generative and mutative associations with life neatly removed from the human sphere of thought and existence. Bens imagination has led to adventures around the world. Fourteenyearold tom wallace is convinced the death was murder and drags his older cousin into a harrowing struggle against a shadowy group. The book contains tales of dragons, unicorns, a space ship, time travel, and so much more. A stairway to danger by ben woodard, paperback barnes. Apr 26, 2018 a stairway to danger a shakertown adventure, book 1 an eyeless body. Apr 29, 2016 ben woodard is a recent phd graduate in theory and criticism from western university. Ben woodard is a recent phd graduate in theory and criticism from western university.
Thats steps into darkness, the second book in the shakertown adventure series by ben woodard. Reviewers have used words such as tightlywound, riveting, suspenseful, and thrilling to describe the story. Ideal for primary school topics in science or geography for ks1 and ks2 01727 873 874. Its the summer of 1923 and two cousins hunting for hidden gol. His doctoral work focused on the relationship between idealism, pragmatism, and naturalism in schelling.
His past haunts him and now hes witness to a horrific event leaving him. Ben woodard is postdoctoral researcher at the institute for philosophy and art theory ipk at leuphana university in luneburg, germany. Visit the other blogs participating in the giveaway. A spellbinding storyteller of high adventure, ben has walked the great wall of china, hiked in tibet, and climbed to 18,000 feet on mt. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a stairway to danger a shakertown adventure book 1. A problem with donuts a stairway to danger author ben woodard bubbles. Ben woodard photo provided by his own admission, he was raised by women during world war ii when his father joined americas military forces. Tom is an orphan whos living with his aunt, uncle and cousin, will. Steps into darkness a shakertown adventure, book 2 explosions, sabotage, deadly warnings, and a dangerous redhaired man. Jan 31, 2019 a stairway to danger ben woodard book description.
So i decided to write the kind of stories i remembered. I loved boys adventure stories and have been amazed at the reports that say boys dont read. Ben is a mostly retired amateur adventurer who has traveled across tibet, climbed to 18,000 feet on mt. Bee book line a sleaze paperback dangerous vintage roger by dames james james dames by bee dangerous vintage paperback book roger a line sleaze. Along with their friend, helen, they try to figure out who the dead person is and what is on the mysterious barge that is being zealously guarded. Orangeberry hall of fame best young adult novel for 20. The staircase of fire is a riveting and intense tale. A stairway to danger ebook by ben woodard rakuten kobo. Join facebook to connect with ben woodard and others you may know.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or. Its 1923 and tom and will, two small town boys, discover the body of a local deputy. Tom and will, two cousins living in a small town in the 1920s, become involved in a mystery when they find the body of the local deputy. Mystery, action, suspense a shakertown adventure book 1 by ben woodard. Amazon, books by ben, kindle edition, a story of survival by donna kshir follow one boys fight for survival through the vile foster care system. Heres your listing of free and discounted kindle book offers in a variety of genres for friday. A stairway to danger by ben woodard the eyeless body of a deputy and a rusty barge immerse two small town boys in a harrowing mystery. Find the danger a by a you need at prices you want. May 04, 2018 heres your listing of free and discounted kindle book offers in a variety of genres for friday. Stairway to danger is lengthier, 211 pages compared to the 60 page the trestle. Unfortunately, young people are the most common victims. Woodward then offers an excerpt from another tale, stairway to danger. May 16, 2010 bens imagination has led to adventures around the world. Reading was my escape and the library was my portal.
Stairway to danger a rick brant electronic adventure by john blaine and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A stairway to danger by ben woodard a stairway to danger is an exciting adventure story of two teenage boys in the 1920s. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Ben woodard is a spellbinding storyteller of high adventure, who has walked the great wall of china, hiked in tibet, and climbed to 18,000 feet on mt. May 23, 2018 a stairway to danger is a funfilled thriller with humor and adventure in a twainlike setting. Beachboundbooks is pleased to be coordinating a blog tour for ben woodard s newest young adult mystery, the staircase of fire. A stairway to danger by ben woodard is an adventure about two boys, tom and will, who find a dead body at the beginning of the book. All five classes came up with wonderful stories that ben edited, trying to stay true to the childrens ideas.
His parents divorced when he was twelve, and he and his brother and sister were raised by their father, who subsequently remarried. It was first published by ace books in 1965 bradley states in authors notes on chronology that in her view, star of danger occurs about thirty years after the events in the spell sword. The staircase of fire by ben woodard, paperback barnes. Smashwords about ben woodard, author of a stairway to. Read the boy who flew with eagles by ben woodard available. Fourteenyearold tom is convinced it was murder and drags his older cousin, will, into a harrowing struggle against a shadowy group. A stairway to danger a shakertown adventure, book 1 an eyeless body. Its the summer of 1923 and two cousins hunting for hidden gold stumble on a decayed body. Ben is active in scbwi and a member of a local childrens writing critique group. May 25, 2018 a stairway to danger a shakertown adventure, book 1 an eyeless body. About the books the staircase of fire a shakertown adventure, book 3 title. Will toms crazy book ideas save them or get them killed. Jun 01, 2018 the staircase of fire by ben woodard beachboundbooks is pleased to be coordinating a blog tour for ben woodard s newest young adult mystery, the staircase of fire.
He began writing for children in 2008 and has completed. Today, foreigncorrespondent is pleased to participate in a book tour coordinated by beachboundbooks for the staircase of fire, a new young adult mystery by ben woodard. Beachboundbooks is pleased to be coordinating a blog tour for ben woodards newest young adult mystery, the staircase of fire. Dec 06, 20 a stairway to danger is an intriguing novel filled with action and adventure from beginning to end. A quiet town in kentucky explodes from a racial incident and fourteenyearold tom wallace is in the thick of it. Stories whats what forthcoming tradition forthcoming the embarrassment at joyland magazine for the record at porcupine literary the tired day at craft literary there was a curse upon them at the molotov cocktail flash monster 2019 bare at smokelong quarterly, issue 65 mysteries at mythic picnic tweet story project v3 the wherewithal at monkeybicycle creatures of love at. Tales of lost gold and river caves, and of adventure. It is a short middle grade novel with illustrations. Follow tom wallace through three adventures and he and his cousin, will, and friend helen, solve mysteries and struggle with the emotions of comingofage in this young adult suspense trilogy. View ben s woodards profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Tom and will find a dead body of a sheriffs deputy. Smashwords a stairway to danger a book by ben woodard. A stairway to danger a shakertown adventure book 1 ebook.
Hi all, author ben woodard writes novels for the middlegrade through young adult audience that are packed with action and adventure. A stairway to danger a shakertown adventure book 1. Jun 11, 2018 today, foreigncorrespondent is pleased to participate in a book tour coordinated by beachboundbooks for the staircase of fire, a new young adult mystery by ben woodard. House building in guatemala and now, imagining original children stories told through spellbinders and through his books. Fourteenyearold tom wallace again makes plans to escape the small town in the 1923 kentucky countrysidethe town that wont let him forget his past, when a horrific event changes his mind. View ben s woodard s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community.
This ebook bundle includes a stairway to danger, steps into darkness, and the staircase of fire. Childrens author, ben woodard, challenged the students to write a story using techniques that they learned in school and during his visit. A stairway to danger is an electrifying mystery brimming with dangerous secrets, gripping action, and a frightening stranger that will hypnotize readers to the end. Ben is active in scbwi and a member of a local childrens writing. A stairway to danger a shakertown adventure book 1 kindle. The most dangerous book you could read early to rise. Book in danger is a primary school show about the environment and the rainforest.
A stairway to danger a shakertown adventure book 1 kindle edition by woodard, ben. I liked the settings, and the characters are wellthought out. Ben woodard about the author ben is a mostly retired amateur advent. Now, the strange barge that appeared in the river is even more mysterious and the boys are. Every summer i travel to a small resort outside of trakai, lithuania to teach at the blacksmith camp for liberty and entrepreneurship. It can literally destroy your ambition, one of the most important success traits you can have. A stairway to danger is an intriguing novel filled with action and adventure from beginning to end.
Big stink in frog pond kentucky by heart mystery myth and mayhem. A stairway to danger a shakertown adventure by ben. His past haunts him and now hes witness to a horrific event. Dec 01, 2012 a stairway to danger by ben woodard is an adventure about two boys, tom and will, who find a dead body at the beginning of the book. A short story written for reluctant readers, especially boys, that will also grab adult readers with its nonstop action and descriptive writing. This book sprang from stories family members told him about growing up in shakertown, kentucky.
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