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Colorado Author — Will Hobbs

September 28, 2009 By: Patricia

By participating in a fun event at the Poudre River Public Library in Fort Collins, Colorado yesterday, I uncovered the name of another extraordinary and multi-published Colorado author, Will Hobbs. Mr. Hobbs was scheduled to speak after Writers Block (more about the story on the sidewalk tomorrow). Although I wasn’t able to attend the Hobbs presentation, I looked up his website and was thrilled with this great find for my Colorado author Monday post.

Author of seventeen books for elementary, middle grade, and YA readers, Hobbs has won multiple awards. His books (and stunning bookcovers) are described in detail on his website. I’ve selected three examples with short quotes from the site to give you an idea of story content:

GO BIG OR GO HOME

“Brady Steele watches in awe as a fireball comes crashing through the roof of his house. Brady immediately calls up his cousin, Quinn. They both love all things extreme, and this is the most extreme thing ever!

Fred, as Brady names his space rock, turns out to be one of the rarest meteorites ever found. Professor Rip Ripley from the museum in Hill City wants to study a sliver of it in search of extraterrestrial bacteria. He’s hoping to discover the first proof of life beyond Earth, a momentous breakthrough for the new science of astrobiology.”

CROSSING THE WIRE

“When falling crop prices threaten his family with starvation, fifteen-year-old Victor Flores heads north in an attempt to “cross the wire” from Mexico into the United States so he can find work and send money home. But with no coyote money to pay the smugglers who sneak illegal workers across the border, Victor must struggle to survive as he jumps trains, stows away on trucks, and hikes grueling miles through the Arizona desert.”

KOKOPELLI’S FLUTE

“The magic had always been there. 13-year-old Tepary Jones could feel it. Fascinated by Picture House, the ancient cliff dwelling near his parents’ Seed Farm, he knew this would be the perfect place to view his first total eclipse of the moon. Waiting for the eclipse to begin, Tep admired the mysterious pictures chipped into the cliff walls by the Ancient Ones. His favorites were two of Kokopelli, the legendary humpbacked flute player. Suddenly Tep’s dog Dusty heard noises—robbers with shovels were digging in the red sandstone, destroying the ancient ruins and stealing the priceless treasures! In their haste the vandals left behind a small, polished bone flute. Something told Tep he shouldn’t put the flute to his lips, but he did. . . .”

With the holidays threatening to be here before we know it, books for young folks may be of special interest for anyone who’ll need gift ideas. Award-winning author Will Hobbs might be the right place to start.

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Comments

  1. N A Sharpe says

    September 28, 2009 at 6:43 pm

    Wow! Three totally different directions filled with adventure and possibilities. They sound wonderful!

    Nancy, from Realms of Thought…

  2. carolynyalin says

    September 28, 2009 at 11:53 am

    Thanks for bringing him to our attention. I’ll have to look up some of his books.

  3. Elspeth Antonelli says

    September 28, 2009 at 9:45 am

    Books for my son! Thank you Patricia for bringing these to my attention.

    Elspeth

  4. Sylvia Dickey Smith says

    September 28, 2009 at 9:34 am

    Oh, I love anything Kokopelli!

  5. Elizabeth Spann Craig says

    September 28, 2009 at 9:26 am

    My son would probably enjoy these–he’s really into extreme sports. Thanks!

    Elizabeth
    Mystery Writing is Murder

  6. Jane Kennedy Sutton says

    September 28, 2009 at 8:26 am

    I’ll definitely keep these interesting sounding books in mind for the YA readers on my list, though they sound like they could be good books for us older reader too!

  7. Patricia Stoltey says

    September 28, 2009 at 7:19 am

    Hi Terry. I have not toured Odell (or any of the other small breweries) yet, but I’ll get around to it one of these days. I do like the microbrews.

    The other big tour I have on my list is the Celestial Seasonings plant (even though I don’t know anyone whose last name is Celestial).

  8. Terry Odell says

    September 28, 2009 at 7:05 am

    So, did you go to the Odell Brewery when you were in Fort Collins? 🙂

Meet Patricia

I read, I write, I blog, and sometimes I do the laundry and cook. My 2014 novel, Dead Wrong, was a finalist in the thriller category of the 2015 Colorado Book Awards. Wishing Caswell Dead (Five Star/Cengage, December 20, 2017) is a historical mystery set in 1830s Illinois in the fictitious Village of Sangamon. The novel was a finalist for the 2018 Colorado Book Awards for General Fiction. Read More…

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