Mike Klaassen: 9 books

Are you thinking about writing fiction? Writing a novel? Trying to improve a manuscript? Then you need to know all about scenes and sequels. Scenes and sequels are the one-two punch of a story that make it page-turning fiction. If you don't know what they are and how they work, how can your tale reach...

Are you thinking about writing fiction? Writing a novel? Trying to improve a manuscript? Then you need to know all about fiction-writing modes. Eleven fiction-writing modes comprise all written fiction. If you don't know what they are and how each works, how can your story reach its potential? Writing...

He was looking for an opportunity to run away from his foster parents. Instead, he begins a journey that will either land him in jail or get him killed. Fifteen-year-old Bodie McCann is on a youth-rehabilitation spelunking trip in the Ozarks of Arkansas. When an earthquake crushes the adults, he finds...

A miscalculation that nearly ripped the new nation apart. Five young Americans in the fight of their lives. The War of 1812 as never before told—a thriller. With questionable justification and inadequate preparation, the newly united States of America declared war on Great Britain, the most powerful...

A kiss will decide the fate of a prince, a princess, and two kingdoms. This time-honored tale as never before told. Spoiled Prince Gerit gets stuck in a bog. After an old witch helps him, he reneges on his promises. She casts a spell that turns him into a frog until a princess kisses him three times....

Cinderella is a witch! The story behind the fairy tale. An orphaned domestic slave discovers the magic within herself. Can she use her newfound powers to save the kingdom--and her prince? Cinderella is part of the Klaassen's Classic Tales collection of ancient stories first published in the early...

You already know this heart-breaking, scary story as first published in the early 1800s. Now enjoy the version updated for the 21st century. After overhearing his parents decide to abandon him and his little sister in a vast forest, Hansel devises a plan to find his way back home. When Hansel and Gretel...

You already know this heartbreaking, scary story as first published in the early 1800s. Now enjoy the version updated for the 21st century. After overhearing his parents decide to abandon him and his little sister in a vast forest, Hansel devises a plan to find his way back home. When Hansel and Gretel...

A tornado rips through their campsite on the prairie. Can he summon help, or will his violent temper betray him? Sixteen-year-old Fortney Curtis is on a campout in the vast Flint Hills of Kansas. A tornado destroys their campsite, disables the adults, and leaves Fort in charge of six younger boys....