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Brian James

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About this author

I've written numerous children's books, including the Pirate School series and the Catkid series. I'm also the author of several novels: Pure Sunshine; Tomorrow, Maybe; Perfect World; Dirty Liar; Thief; Zombie Blondes; The Heights.





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Published on May 19, 2013 13:05 • 3 views
Average rating: 3.42 · 3,340 ratings · 611 reviews · 50 distinct works · Similar authors
Zombie Blondes
2.98 of 5 stars 2.98 avg rating — 1,243 ratings — published 2008 — 9 editions
Pure Sunshine
3.45 of 5 stars 3.45 avg rating — 534 ratings — published 2002 — 5 editions
Life is But a Dream
3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 421 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions
Dirty Liar
3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 222 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions
Tomorrow, Maybe
3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 190 ratings3 editions
Thief
3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 2008
The Heights
3.34 of 5 stars 3.34 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions
The Curse of Snake Island (...
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3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2007 — 6 editions
Ahoy, Ghost Ship Ahead! #2
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3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2007 — 6 editions
I'm No Fraidy Cat
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4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions
More books by Brian James…
The Curse of Snake Island Ahoy, Ghost Ship Ahead! #2 Attack on the High Seas! #3 Port of Spies #4 Treasure Trouble #5 Camp Buccaneer #6 Yo-Ho-Ho!
Pirate School (8 books)
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3.797814207650273 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 183 ratings

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When Claudia decides to run away from her Connecticut home, she realizes she loves the comforts of her suburban life far too much to simply live on the streets. Luckily, she's very good at making plans and hatches a scheme to not simply run away to N...more
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Pulled together through unusual circumstances, four orphan children combine their skills to form The Mysterious Benedict Society, and may just possibly save the world why they're at it. That's the driving premise of Trenton Lee Stewart's massive Midd...more
Dirty Liar by Brian James
" I've been waiting for years to write a review of this book because I wanted to get the wording just right and this feels like the best time. This book is the best book I have ever read. Now, I've read a lot of books in my short 17 years and no oth... " Read more of this review »
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Sugar in the Air
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A fascinating read in many ways and for many different reasons. Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of this novel is the fact that it was written in 1937, because it seems so current. While the idea of manufacturing a synthetic sugar from various part...more
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“My memories are like a shuffled deck of cards, each one coming up at random.”
Brian James, Life is But a Dream

“And that is when I know....that is when I understand that it's better to feel the ache inside me like demons scratching at my heart than it is to feel numb the way a dead body feels when you touch it. It's better to wait for the beautiful things...to stare at them for as long as they last..to hold on as tight as you can before they disappear. And it might hurt so bad inside...but it's better to wait for the next beautiful thing than never look for any again.”
Brian James, Perfect World

“Man, it really gets me down. When everything's exhausted there's nothing left. The rate I was running, it wouldn't be long. Then what? What's next? What's the score? I can't handle the rest of my life suspended in boredom. Such a chore! Gonna burn out because I can't stand to fade away. Get it all in fast and get out. No turning back now. It's just the way it is, the way I need to be.”
Brian James, Pure Sunshine

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Rhiannon Thank you for adding me! you are an amazing writer!
I hope to read most of the rest of your books!


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