Jay Green: 17 books

A short children's story exploring the theme of fairness and justice, with magic talking birds, and a happy ending.

A good, old-fashioned, straightforward children's adventure story, in a style that used to be called 'a good read'. The main protagonists are 3 children, who find an injured man on the hillside, and then things start to get complicated.

A classic children's adventure story set in a typical English village that reveals a rich and mysterious history as the story progresses towards its ghostly Christmas denouement.

This is a collection of six short stories about those close to death, and their contrasting attitudes, experiences, thoughts and beliefs. Thought provoking and of interest to us all, whether we have a faith or not.

A short story. When a battered and bruised Shelley bumps into her old teacher, it all seems pretty clear to Victoria; after all Shelley's boyfriend has just got out of prison. But all is not quite as it seems...

A suspense thriller with a paranormal theme. An eleven year old boy, Jonathan, goes missing on a school trip to a moorland area. His mother, Susan, a musician and teacher, becomes gradually convinced that she is sharing his experiences through a direct mind link. (Content warning: Mature themes, which may be upsetting to some)

A short story set in the North of England, concerning the 25 yearly inspection of a public urban garden endowed many years previously ‘to enrich the lives of ordinary people of our industrial north'. A parable for our times.

This Palgrave Pivot uses a simple model from game theory to explain the behavior of countries disputing ownership of resources and of small islands in the South China Sea. It argues that the rapid transformation of the region's economy - the rise of Factory Asia – is not being acknowledged, leading...

A dystopian comedy with a difference. 'Makes the Hunger Games look like Hungry Hippos. Makes 50 Shades of Grey look like Polyanna.' The Bloomfield Review says, 'Like an obnoxious spy-comedy seen through the eyes of a filthy drunk ... The language can be absurdly, almost heroically obscene.' The TBR Pile...

A dystopian comedy with a difference. "Makes the Hunger Games look like Hungry Hippos. Makes 50 Shades of Grey look like Polyanna." The Bloomfield Review says, "Like an obnoxious spy-comedy seen through the eyes of a filthy drunk ... The language can be absurdly, almost heroically...

Ladies' man Josiah Joshua Jordan King is a rising star for the Trafford Titans in the new and wildly popular sport of Chicker. But he's also a professional hitman and union buster on behalf of the league's management. With the European Championship final against Barcelona looming, he gets wind of...

The "nerds-against-the-patriarchy" romcom guaranteed to tickle your inner geek! When brainiac dweebs and smooth-talking power players meet up, there's no telling what can happen. In the case of Ivy Feckett, what happens is a nonstop romp of wry, quirky fun. Bookish Ivy's cluelessness...

Class Acts is your hall pass to great kids' books! In this sampler, New York Times bestselling authors Tim Green (Football Genius), Dan Gutman (The Genius Files), Gordon Korman (Ungifted), Adam Rex (The Cold Cereal Saga), and Jon Scieszka (Guys Read) are teaming up with other stellar middle-grade...

A celebration of Jewish men's voices in prayer—to strengthen, to heal, to comfort, to inspire from the ancient world up to our own day. "An extraordinary gathering of men—diverse in their ages, their lives, their convictions—have convened in this collection to offer contemporary,...