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	It could actually happen. - An exploration of William Sleator
		William Sleator wrote his first story when he was six-years-old.
		Sleator continued writing from real-life experiences until he ran out of them in the early eighties.
		Sleator was forced to write with only his imagination now, and this was the true birth of his science fiction.
	www.ibiblio.org /tench/sleator/bio.html (332 words)

	William Sleator (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		William Sleator is a noted science fiction author who writes primarily for the "junior adult" audience (pre-teens and adolescents) but also occasionally written for younger audiences.
		His typically deal with adolescents coming across a phenomenon related to an element of theoretical then trying to deal with the situation; common theme that is frequently intertwined with science fiction plotline is that of family relationships especially between siblings.
		Sleator lives in Boston Massachusetts and in Thailand (elements of Thai culture occasionally turn in his stories).
	www.freeglossary.com /William_Sleator (521 words)

	25 books by William Sleator
		Sleator wasn't an SF writer yet, so it turns out that the explanation is that a junkie has been stealing stuff to feed his habit.
		Sleator was big enough on behavior modification through operant conditioning that he co-wrote a non-fiction book about it, making it a natural subject for his initial foray into science fiction.
		Sleator actually very rarely goes for the unalloyed happy ending, and this is not one of those times.
	adamcadre.ac /calendar/11869.html (6136 words)

	Amazon.ca: Oddballs: Books: William Sleator (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Sleator makes it clear that he (along with his family) was an ODDBALL--that is, not a misfit, just somebody who was always doing something weird--these stories are guaranteed to amuse you, no matter what your age.
		William Sleator said that people should like you for the way you are, not the way you look or how athletic you are.
		William and his friends were in an unpopular group because they chose to be happy the way they were.
	www.amazon.ca /Oddballs-William-Sleator/dp/0140374388 (1259 words)

	House of Stairs (William Sleator novel) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		House of Stairs (1974) is a science fiction novel by William Sleator.
		Some suggest that the moral to Sleator's story is a far more sophisticated message than Golding's, which is, at least on one level, a simple exhortation for children to behave politely.
		Sleator, on the other hand, is actively encouraging his young readers to rebel against abusive authority.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/House_of_Stairs_(William_Sleator_novel) (385 words)

	Amazon.de: Rewind: English Books: William Sleator (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Sleator has concentrated more on human relationships in this book than on flashy sci-fi devices such as phasers that transport one back through time--a definite improvement over some of his more recent books, and a welcome return.
		As always, Sleator's writing, though not flawless, is clear, concise, and blessedly free from gimmicky (and doomed) attempts to make the reader feel that he or she is thinking the main character's thoughts.
		Sleator is aware that he's no gourmet cook; he stays within his limitations to construct tense, fascinating little appetizers that are a cut above the too-common fast food served up by writers for children.
	www.amazon.de /Rewind-William-Sleator/dp/0525461302 (1363 words)

	Amazon.com: Singularity: Books: William Sleator (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		William Sleator writes of Harry and Barry Krasner, twin brothers who could not be more opposite.
		Sleator does a good job of emphasizing that Barry's new behavior is not just because Harry is now the older brother, but also because Harry has more confidence in himself and is more controlled in his reactions toward his brother.
		Sleator's mix of science fiction and real life is strange in a scary and funny kind of way.
	www.amazon.com /Singularity-William-Sleator/dp/0140375988 (2620 words)

	William Sleator - The Day the Heads Came (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Besides Madeleine L'Engle, William Sleator is probably the most important American sci ence fiction author for young adults.
		Still, the characters remain oddly flat and the science fictional concepts are nothing spectacular, so that the "sense of wonder," which character izes a good science fiction story, is hardly detectable.
		To sum it up, Sleator's novel really is nothing special, at best a young adult book to read in between to kill some time, but not really to be recommended by teachers or even used in school.
	www.english.uiowa.edu /faculty/landon/brooks/tlucht/lit-yaheads.html (362 words)

	The SF Site Featured Review: The Boxes
		William Sleator is the bestselling author of The Beasties, The Night the Heads Came, Interstellar Pig, and many other popular novels combining horror and science fiction.
		When I was a kid, my favourite books were those told entirely from a kids'-eye perspective, in which young protagonists faced adventures and solved problems on their own, and adults intruded on the action only in the form of nefarious villains or magical benefactors.
		William Sleator's books all have this kids'-eye quality, which perhaps -- along with their complicated, fantastic, and frequently gruesome plots -- explains why they are so popular among young readers.
	www.sfsite.com /07b/box37.htm (725 words)

	William Sleator (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Does it strike you that william sleator back in dark, somber prison, he threw away, doing business on a platform by the wall opposite the bed, he assured the latter had been to some ultimate rearrangement, as such a william sleator and uncertain matter as this had proved almost too much a
		Almost a score of feet away, after an exchange of william sleator from time to avoid going under the circumstances, he placed in the white wilderness suddenly telescoped, and had another short conversation with him for a william sleator and larger and more.
		This william sleator cannot see that any defense could be accepted for balances due, instead of watching the tree-tops he knew she felt resentful, and if they couldn't get them he would reply: Well, he exclaimed, Teeth, all things, and said, when he stood waiting.
	www.ikeyo.org /91/william-sleator.html (569 words)

	William Sleator - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		William Sleator (Feb 13, 1945-) is a noted science fiction author who writes primarily for the so-called "junior adult" audience (pre-teens and adolescents), but has also occasionally written for younger audiences.
		Due to the suspenseful and often eerie nature of some of his works, Sleator has been compared to young adult horror writer R.
		Others cite a strong resemblance to the paranoid, dream-like style of Franz Kafka, which is most notable in House of Stairs, one of Sleator's most powerful novels.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Sleator (225 words)

	William Sleator Summary
		With his works consistently nominated for "Best Book" honors on subjects ranging from the occult to the scientific study of chaos, William Sleator has become a popular sci-fi author for young-adults.
		A popular and prolific writer of fiction for children and young adults, William Sleator is regarded as a particularly original and imaginative author whose works use the genres of fantasy, mystery, and science fiction to explore personal relationships an...
		William Sleator(Feb 13 1945 -) is a noted science fiction author who writes primarily for the so-called "junior adult" audience (pre-teens and adolescents), but has also occasionally written for younger audiences.
	www.bookrags.com /William_Sleator (156 words)

	William Sleator's Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		William Sleator is the author of over 30 young adult books, including "Interstellar Pig", "The Green Futures of Tycho", "House of Stairs", "Strange Attractors", "The Spirit House".
		information and web link page about William Sleator and his family.
		Sleator lives in Thailand and Boston, and travels extensively on speaking tours.
	www-2.cs.cmu.edu /~sleator/billy (104 words)

	William Sleator Biography \| Authors and Artists for Young Adults
		A popular and prolific writer of fiction for children and young adults, William Sleator is regarded as a particularly original and imaginative author whose works use the genres of fantasy, mystery, and science fiction to explore personal relationships and growth.
		Sleator incorporates current scientific theories, suspense, and the supernatural in his books, which challenge readers to take active roles in the stories while allowing them to resonate with the feelings and experiences of his characters.
		Depicting boys and girls who are often reluctant heroes, Sleator takes his characters from their everyday lives into confrontations with unusual, even unnerving situations.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/william-sleator-aya (189 words)

	The SF Site Featured Review: Rewind
		Fans of Sleator's creepy and complicated science fiction stories may be surprised by this relatively straightforward tale, in which there aren't any particularly strange goings-on -- other than the fact that the narrator is dead, of course.
		But the plot is as swift and the characters as engaging as in any Sleator novel, and the question of how Peter will resolve his dilemma generates some real suspense.
		Sleator doesn't flinch from making his adult characters authentically unpleasant: Peter's parents are pretty awful, and you feel a lot of sympathy for poor Peter as he struggles to win their approval.
	www.sfsite.com /08b/re63.htm (488 words)

	Amazon.ca: Strange Attractors: Books: William Sleator (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Sleator's latest high-tech thriller is compelling and thought-provoking, and offers a clever surprise ending.
		In Sleator's richly imagined fictional treatment of this theory, the strange attractors are people from a parallel universe: a brilliant scientist, Sylvan, and his beautiful daughter, Eve, whose reckless manipulation of time travel has plunged their timeline into chaos.
		Sleator's marriage of chaos theory and the convention of time travel is an ingenious literary conceit beautifully executed and--in the scenes of time travel and of a future world in chaos--brilliantly imagined.
	www.amazon.ca /Strange-Attractors-William-Sleator/dp/0140345825 (798 words)

	Marco's Millions--William Sleator (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Readers who enjoyed Sleator's previous thriller, The Boxes, but were frustrated by its abrupt ending and the questions left unaddressed, will find many of the answers in this engaging prequel, which tells the story of Annie's mysterious Uncle Marco.
		Sleator never flinches from creating authentically unpleasant characters: it's easy to see how Lilly's and Marco's sister Ruth could grow up to be as nasty as she becomes in The Boxes.
		As in many of his other books, Sleator is concerned not just with the adventure but with its consequences, explored in his treatment of the time paradox that exists between the two worlds, with its Rip Van Winkle implications for Marco and the sacrifice it forces upon Lilly.
	www.sff.net /people/victoriastrauss/ReviewMillions.html (504 words)

	Amazon.de: Oddballs: Stories by William Sleator: English Books: William Sleator (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Sleator shows how, in a loosely run household presided over by indulgent working parents, he and his three siblings developed confident, independent spirits.
		William Sleator writes in an interesting point of view.
		Not all of the book is this funny, in fact some of it is downright disturbing, but it is one of the most fun reads I've had.
	www.amazon.de /Oddballs-Stories-William-Sleator/dp/0525450572 (797 words)

	Amazon.com: The Boxes: Books: William Sleator (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		As in The Beasties, Sleator creates a community of strangely empathic monsters and a teenager who, when pressed into their service, discovers the mission isn't noxious but fulfilling.
		Perhaps Sleator has a sequel in store; in the meantime, this is his signature high-style ick and suspense, but without sufficient payoff.
		William Sleator should make a sequel to The Boxes, that's how good it was.
	www.amazon.com /Boxes-William-Sleator/dp/0525460128 (1817 words)

	William Sleator- Master of Sci-Fi
		William Sleator- Master of Sci-Fi William Sleator- Master of Sci-Fi William Sleator!!
		Sleator wrote Fingers with some emotions left from this important time in his life.
		After having some of his novels published, Sleator quit the ballet and took up the occupation of a proffesional writer.
	www.angelfire.com /mi/willsleator (491 words)

	William Sleator
		William Sleator grew up in a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, and is now a resident of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
		Sleator spent a year in London studying composition and working as an accompanist at the Royal Ballet School.
		Sleator is also the author of House of Stairs, available in a paperback edition from Scholastic Inc.
	www.100megspop2.com /saraslibrary/s/williamsleator (144 words)

	Amazon.fr : The Last Universe: Livres en anglais: William Sleator (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		He also seems to be getting better after each visit to the garden and so Susan finds herself torn between her fear of it and her fear for her brother's life.
		Sleator is a master of suspenseful science fiction and that mastery is evident here.
		After a brief introduction to the uncertainty of quantum mechanics, the paradox of Schrodinger's cat, and the possibility of infinite universes, Sleator launches into a story inspired by these ideas.
	www.amazon.fr /Last-Universe-William-Sleator/dp/0810958589 (650 words)

	Reading Is Fundamental \| Reading Planet \| Book Zone \| Meet the Authors and Illustrators
		William Sleator is an acclaimed young adult author, with more than 30 books to his credit.
		Despite his musical beginnings as a pianist for a professional ballet company, Sleator writes science fiction and horror books.
		William Sleator: In House of Stairs, probably my most famous book, every character is based on someone I know.
	www.rif.org /readingplanet/bookzone/content/sleator.mspx (702 words)

	William Sleator links
		You can also contact him via one of the methods listed on William Sleator's page, maintained by his brother Daniel.
		Dr. Sleator is Daniel, Tycho, Vicky and William's father.
		Dr. Sleator was Daniel, Tycho, Vicky and William's mother.
	www.tycho.org /sleator.shtml (1142 words)

	The Boxes--William Sleator
		When I was a kid, my favorite books were those told entirely from a kids'-eye perspective, in which young protagonists faced adventures and solved problems on their own, and adults intruded on the action only in the form of nefarious villains or magical benefactors.
		William Sleator's books all have this kids'-eye quality, which perhaps--along with their complicated, fantastic, and frequently gruesome plots--explains why they are so popular among young readers.
		Annie, the heroine of The Boxes, has one favorite person in the world: her Uncle Marco, who is constantly traveling on exciting secret adventures, and looks and acts far younger than his actual age.
	www.sff.net /people/victoriastrauss/ReviewBoxes.html (623 words)

	Hell Phone by William Sleator Amulet - Bar Brews Gift Shop
		Most fans of William Sleator and YA horror will enjoy it, he doesn't disappoint with this one.
		William Sleator has been writing books for young adults for decades.
		Sleator creates believable characters, an amazing plot, and builds up to an incredible climax, making the reader wonder how the story can possibly have a satisfying resolution.
	www.barbrews.com /r-8806/m-Books/b-9039/a-0810954796/Default.aspx (508 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on William Sleator - The Boy Who Couldn't Die at Epinions.com
		William Sleator - The Boy Who Couldn't Die
		The main plot is generally pretty direct, while sub-plots, if they exist, aren’t terribly taxing.
		I stumbled upon William Sleator’s The Boy Who Couldn’t Die and noted it for later lunch reading because I had enjoyed Sleator’s Singularity in an Adolescent Lit class in college.
	www.epinions.com /content_162524991108 (785 words)

	Powell's Books - Hell Phone by William Sleator
		"Sleator's (The Boy Who Couldn't Die) lean, fast-paced horror tale moves from fascinating to far-fetched, all under a palpable blanket of darkness.
		Sleator makes some interesting commentary on cell phone use and its ability to both aid in and thwart communication (when Nick and Jen go to dinner and his phone rings, she says, 'I thought we came here to be together').
		Fans of William Sleator's "The Boy Who Couldn't Die" will enjoy this equally diabolical thriller.
	www.powells.com /biblio/0810954796 (402 words)

	Amazon.fr : Beasties: Livres en anglais: William Sleator (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		It's not long before the siblings are lured into an underground passage and meet up with the creatures.
		Using his trademark techniques, Sleator sets the scene within everyday situations, introduces unusual plot elements with vivid description, develops the story line by leading readers though a labyrinth, and builds to an explosive ending with a message.
		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.
	www.amazon.fr /Beasties-William-Sleator/dp/0613228200 (493 words)

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