The Library

For ages 10–14 · Dedicated to Jude

A 12-year-old boy with a magic sword must rescue his inventor friend, outwit goblin clans, and stop a villain from opening a portal to resurrect capitalism — all before moonrise.

~90,000 words

A tavern on the Boston waterfront, May 1724. The kind of room that filled itself without effort, men coming off the water or coming toward it.

Full manuscript

The Anchor Chain had no sign worth reading. A novel of art, forgery, and the distance between what's real and what's worth believing.

Final draft

Her grandfather had a name but she'd called him Paw since before she could remember, and that was what he was and what he would always be.

A novel

Liv was twelve. She was in the side yard of the bungalow on Pleasant Street in Providence on a Tuesday afternoon at the beginning of May. Her mother had been buried at noon.

Expanded draft

At least it's dry tonight. A story that moves at the speed of two wheels through city streets.

Feature screenplay

Nijmegen. The Rhine bridge. Captain Bob Blake stands at the near end holding a bucket and a coiled rope. He has a recently acquired wife at home.

Complete

Thomas Sheppard has a pale complexion and an apple-shaped face. He's a darkly yet smartly dressed 12-year-old boy standing by a gnarly oak tree.