
His first novel, Weasel's Luck, was published in 1988, followed by Galen Beknighted (1990), Arcady (1996), Allamanda (1997), Trajan's Arch (2010) and Vine: An Urban Legend (2012). Sullivan in forming the game company Pacesetter on January 23, 1984. Between 19, approximately 200 people left TSR as a result of mutilple rounds of layoffs as a result Williams joined CEO John Rickets, as well as Mark Acres, Andria Hayday, Gaye Goldsberry O'Keefe, Gali Sanchez, Garry Spiegle, Carl Smith, and Stephen D. He has lived in Vermont, New York, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Ireland and England. Williams was born and lives in Louisville, Kentucky. He is known as an author of Dragonlance novels. ★ “There is plenty of material to captivate readers: fast-paced soccer matches every bit as tough as the players the determination of Deo and his fellow refugees to survive unthinkably harsh conditions and raw depictions of violence… But it’s the tender relationship between Deo and Innocent, along with some heartbreaking twists of fate, that will endure in readers’ minds.Michael Williams is an American author. Relevant, timely, and accessibly written, Now Is the Time For Running is a staggering story of survival that follows Deo and his mentally handicapped older brother on a transformative journey that will stick with readers long after the last page. Can he use that gift to find hope once more? But when tragedy strikes, Deo’s love of soccer is all he has left. until the soldiers arrive and Deo and Innocent are forced to run for their lives, fleeing the wreckage of their village for the distant promise of safe haven.Īlong the way, they face the prejudice and poverty that await refugees everywhere, and must rely on the kindness of people they meet to make it through. Just down the road from their families, Deo and his friends play soccer in the dusty fields of Zimbabwe, cheered on by Deo’s older brother, Innocent. Curriculum Subjects: Survival, Disability, Loss, Soccer, Prejudice, Family, Gangs/Substance Abuse, Sports/Teamwork/Competition
