Most Popular Books by Jay Williams

Relates a young Hawaiian boy''s many extraordinary deeds that changed the lives of his neighbors.

A Dutch boy fulfills his great desire to steer his family''s boat.

Recounts the tale of the tailor who gained fame and fortune after killing seven flies.

When he learns the significance of their iron club, Arne is forced to grapple with the dangerous crom, creatures that are neither human or animal, and their place in the world as he knows it.

Minneapolis College, the most selected higher education destination of students from all Minneapolis Public High Schools, is located downtown, nestled between the hustle of Hennepin Avenue and the green spaces of Loring Park. As a part of the Minnesota State system of colleges and universities, Minneapolis College most serves those students who are least likely to go to college. With three-quarters of the student body composed of those underrepresented in higher education, the hallways are filled with recent immigrants, those seeking to learn English, members of communities with the highest unemployment and incarceration rates in the state, veterans, those of low socioeconomic status, seekers of diversity, and those who wish to serve them. Collected here are their stories, stories of overcoming, coming up, perseverance, pride, and power in the face of depressed opportunity andsystemic oppression.

Fred Butterspoon finds himself overwhelmed by a seemingly impossible situation when he is granted one big wish.

Thorgeir Redhair learns of a great danger threatening his people and their foes, the Tyrnings, and of an even greater truth that will end their ancient quarrel.

An 11-year-old discovers that not only is his seemingly ne''er-do-well grandfather a bona fide sorcerer but he too may have an untapped talent for magic.

Forgetful Fred''s absent-mindedness causes problems during his search for the Bitter Fruit of Satisfaction for his master, the richest man in the world.

Following the involvement of the Gun Club in the Civil War, the members redirect their energies and knowledge of ballistics in order to put an American on the moon.