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For more than thirty years, william sleator has thrilled readers with his inventive books. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. William sleator obituary science fiction books the guardian. Its about a teenager who finds a mirror box, which is a device created by a neurologist to. William sleator, sciencefiction writer for young adults. William warner sleator iii, known as william sleator, was an american science fiction author who wrote primarily young adult novels but also wrote for younger. See all books authored by william sleator, including house of stairs, and interstellar pig, and more on. And the people next door are just as curious about it as he is. The boy who reversed himself by william sleator, paperback. William sleator books list of books by author william. At first, barney is flattered that zena, manny, and joe want to spend so much time with him, and hes eager to join them in their favorite board game, interstellar pig, where rival aliens stop at nothing to. William sleator was 66 years old when he died on august 3, 2011birthdate.
Parasite pig is a sequel to sleator s brilliant interstellar pig. New york william sleator a bostonbased writer for young people whose books pitted their heroes against aliens, ghouls, and slimy things, not to mention the most malevolent rivals of all. Books by william sleator authors like william sleator what should i read next. For more than thirty years, william sleator has thrilled readers with his inventive books that blend real science with stories that explore our darkest fears and wishes. The main characters of this young adult, science fiction story are. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of rewind by william sleator. William sleator books list of books by author william sleator. Buy a cheap copy of interstellar pig book by william sleator. For more than thirty years, william sleator thrilled readers with his inventive books. Louis, missouri, sleator was the eldest of four children. The elevator by william sleator it was an old building with an old elevatora very small elevator, with a maximum capacity of three people. Some of the published credits of william sleator include among the dolls, rewind, test, and hell phone. Books by william sleator authors like william sleator. William sleator, 66, wrote novels geared toward adolescent.
Ive enjoyed william sleator s books since i was a teenager, and interstellar pig was no exception. William sleator, author of dozens of wildly popular science fiction and horror novels for young adults, died aug. The first edition of the novel was published in 1974, and was written by william sleator. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers.
It took my editor three months to read the revised manuscript, and we havent talked about it yet, so i dont know when its going to be published. When peter is hit by a car, he is given the ultimate doover. Although im reading several books with summer like this one and this one, right before i went to the coast not long ago something possessed me to pick up my wellworn copy of a book ive loved for years, interstellar pig by william sleator. I felt the story started sluggishly, but once it got moving, i became caught up in the catandmouse aspect of the main characters dilemma. Read test by william sleator available from rakuten kobo. William sleator is a published author of childrens books and young adult books.
After graduating from harvard university with a degree in eng. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Interstellar pig 9780340850626 by sleator, william and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Free download or read online house of stairs pdf epub book. One of his earliest works and considered to be one of his best books to date. It looks like a dull summer at the beach for barney until he learns the chilling history of the house his familys renting. Test ebook by william sleator 97816120026 rakuten kobo. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 176 pages and is available in paperback format. 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. When three unusually attractive young adults rent the summer cottage next door, barneys boring vacation at the beach seemingly takes a turn for the better. He divides his time between homes in boston and rural thailand. His house of stairs was a groundbreaking book for young adults, and was named. An interview with william sleator, ya novelist huffpost.
William sleator, a writer for young people whose books pitted their heroes. William sleator author of house of stairs goodreads. Rewind 1999, a science fiction novel for young adults by william sleator, follows elevenyear. Martin has this one fear though and it is about the elevator. In 1967, he received a ba in english from harvard university.
Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. He starts to take the stairs everyday but his dad calls him timid so he tries out the elevator. Full name william warner sleator, iii american author of juvenile novels, picture books, easy readers, and young adult novel and short stories. His books typically deal with adolescents coming across a peculiar. House of stairs by sleator, william april 25, 1991 mass market paperback. William sleator sleator, william used books, rare books and new books. Authors like william sleator what should i read next register for free to build your own book lists. William sleator has 35 books on goodreads with 54962 ratings. All characters are black except for a secondary character with silky black hair, tan skin, and gray eyes like. The american sciencefiction author william sleator, who has died unexpectedly aged 66, wrote novels for children and young adults that. 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. His bestknown novels include interstellar pig 1984, involving a. The boy who reversed himself when laura finds her homework in her locker with its writing reversed, shes baffled until she learns an unbelievable secrether weird neighbor, omar, has the ability to travel to the fourth dimension. Martin, a thin twelveyearold, felt nervous in it from the first day he and his father moved into the apartment.
It was listed as an ala notable book, a slj best book. William sleator 19452011 was the author of numerous science fiction books for children and young adults, including interstellar pig, house of stairs, and blackbriar. This was a young adult science fiction novel originally published in 1984, and i remembered it as a quick and delightful read. Its a very good book, but the only bad thing about it, though, is that it isnt the kind of. The last universe by william sleator and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. William sleator, a writer for young people whose books pitted their heroes against aliens, ghouls and slimy things, not to mention the most malevolent rivals of all siblings died on. In the book rewind by william sleator what is the name of the characters. Test by william sleator overdrive rakuten overdrive. House of stairs was written by william sleator in 1974.
Sams mother refuses to accept that humphreys career is over and. Its got the usual sleator weirdness aliens disguised as humans, giant personeating crabs, etc. By william sleator the boy who reversed himself reprint jan 17, 1998. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. Favorite william sleator books score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. With an active marketplace of over 175 million items, use the alibris advanced search page to find any item you are looking for through the advanced search, you can find items by searching specific terms such as title, artist, song title, genre, etc or you can narrow. Its more of a happy ending but what happens next kind of cliff hanger.
In his later years, sleator alternated his time between the small village of bua chet, in thailand, and. His house of stairs was named one of the best novels of the twentieth. Fingers william sleator eighteenyearold sam has always been jealous of his younger brother, humphrey, the famous wonder child pianist. Interstellar pig, published in 1984 by bantam books, is a science fiction novel for young adults written by william sleator. His house of stairs was named one of the best novels of the twentieth century by the young adult library services association. The beasties have been deprived of their forest home and of various crucial body parts by commercial loggers. It all starts when martins dad decides to move to a new apartment on the seventeenth floor. But now that humphrey is fifteen, the onetime child prodigy isnt able to get any more bookings. America in the distant future is a crapsack world with little room to live, hardly any food to eat and even less to go around for the disadvantaged. William sleator s most popular book is house of stairs. William sleator 19452011 was an american science fiction author best known for his young adult novels.
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