The beasties by william sleator 19991001 william sleator on. When fifteenyearold doug and his younger sister colette move with their parents to a forested wilderness area. Books by william sleator authors like william sleator. Books by william sleator authors like william sleator what should i read next.
They never wanted to go up to live there, but there parents made them. William sleator divides his time between homes in boston, massachusetts, and rural thailand. William sleator is currently considered a single author. Its about a 12 year old boy named doug and his sister, carlotte. William sleator 19452011 was an american science fiction author best known for his young adult novels. William sleator books, biography, contact information. Then, he and his younger sister find signs of a mysterious presence in the land behind their.
When he tries to,join, they the beasties dont let him join, but they eventually do. Carlotte goes and joins the beasties, but doug stays behind. At times it seems a bit gorey but the writerwilliam sleatorthen turns your own interpretation of the characters mindsets to make you realize why it has to be like that. Young adult fiction humanalien encounters vacations science. As in the beasties, sleator creates a community of strangely empathic monsters and a teenager who, when pressed into their service, discovers the mission isnt noxious but fulfilling. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. See all books authored by william sleator, including house of stairs, and interstellar pig, and more on. William sleator when fifteenyearold doug and his younger sister colette move with their parents to a forested wilderness area, they encounter some weird creatures whose lives are endangered. He graduated from university city high school in 1963. This is a quick read, with lots of suspense, but its real effectiveness lies in the way it introduces and explores issues of human choice. He mainly wrote science fiction novels 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 readers. The plot moves quickly, and soon a war between the beasties and the loggers erupts. The beasties have been deprived of their forest home and of various crucial body parts by commercial loggers. If he tries to escape, he faces an awful truth one that readers, too, will learn. It also had loyalty and friendship included in it among the beasties and the two sibling main characters. Collette and the family, known by most humans as the beasties, take an instant liking to each other, but doug isnt so sure about them. When annie, 15, is entrusted with two mysterious boxes by her secretive, younglooking uncle marco, her reaction is entirely understandable. When annie, 15, is entrusted with two mysterious boxes by her secretive, young. William sleators most popular book is house of stairs. Buy a cheap copy of the beasties book by william sleator. William sleator books list of books by author william sleator.
Sleator has also written other stories for young people that explore behavior. When 15yearold doug learns that his botanist father plans to relocate the family to the local forest, he isnt pleased about leaving school or having only his tenyearold sister, colette, for a buddy. 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. 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. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. The beasties by william sleator book cover, description, publication history. Stine as one of my favorite youngadult writers, author. After graduating from harvard university with a degree in eng. The beasties, by william sleator, is the story of fifteenyearold doug and his sister collette, who discover an underground city of strange creatures who call themselves the family. In the beasties, a botanist takes his family to spend the summer in a large house in a forest, where he can study fungus. William sleator 19452011 was the author of numerous science fiction books for children and young adults.
Environmentalism has been a motif in sleators earlier novels for instance the night the heads came. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outof. As in the beasties, sleator creates a community of strangely empathic monsters and a teenager who, when pressed into. Louis, missouri, sleator was the eldest of four children. The beasties follows this format and includes sibling rivalry, forest conservation, respect for those who are less valued or understood, choices and decisions, friendship, and a healthy dose of the creepy. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Although he didnt believe the rumors about the monstrous creatures who live in the woods, doug and his sister unfortunately discover that they are true and so must find a way to put the beastie familys evil plot to an end before there are even more victims. See all books authored by william sleator, including house of stairs, and. The master of suspense delivers a hardcore horror story to thrill and chill. The title of the book is the beasties and the author is william sleator. He was raised among a family of scientists, but he was interested in the arts, becoming a pianist, composer, and writer.
An overview and plot summary of the beasties by william sleator. William warner sleator iii says that he began writing when very young and that even then he was interested in the weird aspects of life. William sleator books list of books by author william. Over all it is amazing including a very interesting conclusion. Wellss the time machine, sleators the spirit house latest novel revolves around a community of small, pasty creatures that live underground and harvest the. He graduated from harvard in 1967 with bas in music and english. The beasties by william sleator at first doug doesnt believe the rumors about bloodthirsty creatures who are said to have left a trail of amputated victims across the northern woods.
The beasties is a lovingly crafted picture book about the power of imagination and the comfort of storytelling from one of the most successful families in childrens literature. William sleator has 35 books on goodreads with 550 ratings. Once you have met the beasties, you will never be safe again. I guess kudos to the author for trying something different and attempting to use this. William sleator primary author only author division. In the story a little girl and her big brother find a trap door and it leads them to a strange colony of little creatures that do not like humans because they are knocking down all the trees. A personal guide to behavior modification, an informational book for adults on which he collaborated with william h. The boxes by william sleator nook book ebook barnes. Explore our editors picks for the best kids books of the month. The beasties william sleator by katie sykes on prezi. To edit or update the above biography on william sleator, please log in or register. Dutton, is a science fiction novel for young adults written by william sleator. The beasties is a great book with great twists and turns in the plot.
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. The beasties by william sleator, 1997, dutton childrens books edition, in english 1st ed. William sleator1945 introductionprincipal worksauthor commentarygeneral commentarytitle commentaryfurther readingfull name william warner sleator, iii american author of juvenile novels, picture books, easy readers, and young adult novel and short stories. In 1967, he received a ba in english from harvard university. In fact, the family needs him to make the biggest sacrifice of all. Download file pdf the beasties the beasties as recognized, adventure as with ease as experience just about lesson, amusement, as skillfully as treaty can be gotten by just checking out a book the beasties after that it is not directly done, you could receive even more more or. His books typically deal with adolescents coming across a peculiar. As you go on you find a trap door that leads you to an under ground colony, this is what happens in the book called beasties by william sleater. 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. According to the locus index, his full name was william warner sleator iii william sleators birthday is february, 1945. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. The beasties by william sleator and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Click to read more about the beasties by william sleator. It was listed as a yalsa best book for young adults, a junior library guild selection, and was a colorado blue spruce young adult book award nominee.
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