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Chris Eboch

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Chris Eboch writes a variety of genres for all ages. Advanced Plotting helps writers identify and fix plot weaknesses.

The Genie’s Gift is a lighthearted action novel. Shy Anise seeks the Genie Shakayak to claim the Gift of Sweet Speech. How will she get past a vicious she-ghoul, a sorceress who turns people to stone, and mysterious sea monsters, when she can’t even speak in front of strangers?

The Eyes of Pharaoh is a mystery set in ancient Egypt. This story of drama and intrigue brings an ancient world to life as three friends investigate a plot against the Pharaoh.

In The Well of Sacrifice, a Mayan girl in ninth-century Guatemala rebels against the High Priest who sacrifices anyone challenging his power.

Read excerpts at www.chriseboch.com Chris Eboch writes a variety of genres for all ages. Advanced Plotting helps writers identify and fix plot weaknesses.

The Genie’s Gift is a lighthearted action novel. Shy Anise seeks the Genie Shakayak to claim the Gift of Sweet Speech. How will she get past a vicious she-ghoul, a sorceress who turns people to stone, and mysterious sea monsters, when she can’t even speak in front of strangers?

The Eyes of Pharaoh is a mystery set in ancient Egypt. This story of drama and intrigue brings an ancient world to life as three friends investigate a plot against the Pharaoh.

In The Well of Sacrifice, a Mayan girl in ninth-century Guatemala rebels against the High Priest who sacrifices anyone challenging his power.

Read excerpts at www.chriseboch.com.

Other books by Chris Eboch include the Haunted series for ages 8-12, which follows a brother and sister who travel with their parents’ ghost hunter TV show. They try to help the ghosts, while keeping their activities secret from meddling grownups. In The Ghost on the Stairs, an 1880s ghost bride haunts a Colorado hotel, waiting for her missing husband to return. The Riverboat Phantom features a steamboat pilot still trying to prevent a long-ago disaster. In The Knight in the Shadows, a Renaissance French squire protects a sword on display at a New York City museum. During The Ghost Miner’s Treasure (2012), Jon and Tania help a dead man find his lost gold mine—but they’re not the only ones looking for it.

Jesse Owens: Young Record Breaker and Milton Hershey: Young Chocolatier are inspirational biographies in Simon & Schuster’s Childhood of Famous Americans series, written under the name M.M. Eboch.

Ms. Eboch also writes for adults as Kris Bock. Kris Bock novels are suspense and romance involving outdoor adventures and Southwestern landscapes. . Counterfeits starts a new series about stolen Rembrandt paintings that may be hidden in a small New Mexico art camp. Whispers in the Dark features archaeology and intrigue among ancient Southwest ruins. What We Found is a suspense with romantic elements about a young woman who finds a murder victim in the woods. Rattled follows the hunt for a long-lost treasure in the New Mexico desert. Read excerpts at www.krisbock.com ...more

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	The Well of Sacrifice by Chris Eboch (Goodreads Author), Bryn Barnard (Illustrator) 3.98 avg rating — 305 ratings — published 1999 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ghost on the Stairs 3.87 avg rating — 157 ratings — published 2009 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Riverboat Phantom really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2009 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Eyes of Pharaoh by Chris Eboch (Goodreads Author), Lois Bradley (Illustrator) 3.89 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Knight in the Shadows 4.10 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2009 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Advanced Plotting 3.81 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ghost Miner's Treasure 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Amazing Feats of Mechanical Engineering 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Turkey 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Yemen 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2003	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Eyes of Pharaoh (Children's Books)

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Description: The Eyes of Pharaoh is a mystery set in ancient Egyptian, for ages 9 and up. This story of drama and intrigue brings an ancient world to life as three friends investigate a plot against the Pharaoh.

My Biography (Biographies & Memoirs)

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Description: See my web site at www.chriseboch.com for more about me.

Haunted: The Ghost on the Stairs (Children's Books)

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Description: This series for ages 8-14 is published by Aladdin (Simon & Schuster). The Ghost on the Stairs is set at a Colorado hotel haunted by a ghost bride from the 1880s who is waiting for her missing husband to return. Book 2, The Riverboat Phantom, features a steamboat pilot still trying to prevent a long-ago disaster. In The Knight in the Shadows, a Renaissance French squire protects a sword on display in the Metropolitan Museum in New York City.

Jesse Owens: Young Record Breaker (Children's Books)

1 chapters — updated Mar 29, 2010 04:33PM

Description: Part of Simon & Schuster's Childhood of Famous Americans series, this focuses on the life of American runner Jesse Owens up to winning four Olympic medals in Hitler's Germany.

Haunted: The Knight in the Shadows (Children's Books)

1 chapters — updated Dec 14, 2009 11:02AM

Description: This series for ages 8-14 is published by Aladdin (Simon & Schuster). The series starts with The Ghost on the Stairs, which is set at a Colorado hotel haunted by a ghost bride from the 1880s who is waiting for her missing husband to return. Book 2, The Riverboat Phantom, features a steamboat pilot still trying to prevent a long-ago disaster. In Book 3, The Knight in the Shadows, a Renaissance French squire protects a sword on display in the Metropolitan Museum in New York City.

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Chris Eboch made a comment in the group The MFRW Book Place — Jan 2018 -Books Looking for Reviewers topic " The Mad Monk’s Treasure “Smart romance with an 'Indiana Jones' feel.” The lost Victorio Peak treasure is the stuff of legends—a heretic Spanish priest’s ...more "
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Chris Eboch made a comment on #STORYSTORM The Parts of a Story or Article for Children " Fascinating premise, but I can see how it's challenging to turn that concept into a strong plot with true conflict and not just dialogue and moodiness ...more "
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Chris Eboch made a comment in the group The MFRW Book Place — Week of October 27: The Mad Monk's Treasure topic " Here are a few Amazon reviews – from people I don't even know! “Great balance of history, romance, and adventure. Smart romance with an "Indiana Jones" ...more "
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Chris Eboch made a comment in the group The MFRW Book Place — Week of June 17: The Dead Man's Treasure topic " Glad to be featured here! (FYI, this is Kris Bock, but I sign into Goodreads as Chris Eboch, the name I use when writing for children. It's hard being ...more "
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Chris Eboch rated a book it was amazing Plumb Crazy by Cece Barlow (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This is a fun and heartwarming book. Geeky, overweight Elva is an unexpected heroine for the ages. Readers will love following along as she navigates changing friendships and the quest for love, and uncovers her own strengths as she learns to be a pl ...more
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“It’s easy to find surface goals and stakes (to save the word, to stop the bad guy, save a life), but you often find that those aren’t deep enough to help you create the plot. You run out of problems for the protagonist to tackle pretty quickly. The trick is to find the personal stakes and then work from there to determine the goals. People act when they want to (something to gain) or have to (something to lose). Personal”
― Chris Eboch, Advanced Plotting

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“Insofar as she recognized at all that she was dreaming, she realized that she must be exploring her subconscious mind. She had heard it said that humans are supposed only to use about a tenth of their brains, and that no one was really clear what the other nine tenths were for, but she had certainly never heard it suggested that they were used for storing penguins.”
― Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

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“I am a private detective. I am paid to be inquisitive and presumptuous.”
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