Specializing in kick-butt characters!
Follow SR Staley on facebook and learn more about the characters and stories in A Warrior's Soul and the Pirate of Panther Bay on youtube and twitter, @SamRStaley.
- A special shout out to the students in the Great Books class at the Miami Valley School for your reading and providing feedback on The Pirate of Panther Bay.
Bullying, cyberbullying and predatory behavior are getting unprecedented exposure through the news and on-line.
Luke and Lucy's story is more relevant than ever for today's young adults (grades 4-8). The action-driven plot in A Warrior's Soul doesn't shy away from the real dilemma's our kids face as they confront bullies and gangs in our schools. And Luke has a lot to teach our kids about what it takes to stand up for what's right. (Teachers: This is an ideal book for the classroom or summer reading lists! We've also made it easy to adapt to the classrom by adding Discussion Questions in the back of the book.)
A Warrior's Soul is available now on-line or through bookstores (it's wholesaled through Ingram Book Company) or through the SKH Dayton Quest Center, the Wheatmark book store, amazon.com, or Barnes & Noble.
- Check out the trailer here; and
- My interview that discusses the main themes of A Warrior's Soul on our Youtube channel; and
- Reviews can be found here, here and and, of course, on amazon.com.
- My interview that discusses the main themes of A Warrior's Soul on our Youtube channel; and
- Our video series on bullying, self-defense, and martial arts can be found on youtube (as well as interviews with SR Staley on the writing of A Warrior's Soul and Renegade the second book in the Path of the Warrior series).
The [Pirate of Panther Bay] sometimes seems more romantic novel than adventure yarn, but S.R. Staley puts plenty of zip into the action sequences.... [H]e masterfully captures a sword fight, building tension it seems hard to believe possible short of seeing it on a huge movie screen.
- John Lehman, founder and former editor, Rosebud literary magazine, at BookReview.com
A Warrior's Soul has been chosen as a featured book by Beck Valley Books in the UK for an international "blog hop" on books with "kick butt characters" during March 2012. (Check out the sites and books involved.)
A Few Kick-Butt Characters by SR Staley
Isabella: The runaway slave and master swordsman who captains a pirate ship in the Caribbean Sea in 1781. (The Pirate of Panther Bay)
Luke: The 7th grader in Dewey Middle School who has to rediscover his martial arts skills to finally confront the school bully and his gang. (A Warrior's Soul)
Juan Carlos: The dashing Spanish army captain and expert interrogator who must defeat Isabella or face the gallows at El Moro. (The Pirate of Panther Bay)
Maria: The 7th grader in Carson Middle School whose scrappy street smarts is the only thing that keeps her alive. (Renegade, coming in 2012!)
Lucy: Luke's best friend who doesn't know her own natural talent in martial arts until...she tries it! (A Warrior's Soul)
Jean-Michel: The crusty second mate to Isabella who has to figure out a way to keep her alive and out of the clutches of mutineers and rival pirates.
In brief...
A Warrior's Soul is a fine and exciting read for younger readers, highly recommended. - Midwest Book Review
A Warrior's Soul was an inspiring book.
-Readerviewskids.com
His gritty and gripping story brings to life the kind of dilemmas today's kids face on a daily basis.
-Stephen K. Hayes, Black Belt Hall of Fame, founder of To-Shin Do martial art.
A swashbuckling tale of piracy, action and romance.
- Christi McEntyre, Allbookreviews.com, on The Pirate of Panther Bay
Staley has crafted a tale that will stir your emotions and your mind.
-Tim Bete| Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop, on The Pirate of Panther Bay
-Bookreviewvenue.com
Many of my students in middle school can relate to this and that is why this book is now sitting on my shelf for anyone to read.
-Liveteachcreate.com
The author's writing brings the story and emotions to life-fear, anger, frustration and trying to establish a powerbase is poignant to any establishment with an age range.
-Beckvalleybooks.com
