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William Bell


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William Bell is an award-winning author of more than a dozen books for young adults.

Born in Toronto, Ontario in 1945, he has been a high school English teacher and department head, and an instructor at the Harbin University of Science and Technology, the Foreign Affairs College in Beijing, and the University of British Columbia.

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Average rating: 3.55 · 5,375 ratings · 532 reviews · 133 distinct works • Similar authors
Forbidden City
3.66 avg rating — 1,532 ratings — published 1990 — 30 editions
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Crabbe
3.43 avg rating — 1,034 ratings — published 1986 — 12 editions
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Stones (Garnet and Raphaell...
3.51 avg rating — 604 ratings — published 2000 — 6 editions
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The Blue Helmet
3.38 avg rating — 314 ratings — published 2006 — 7 editions
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Death Wind
3.57 avg rating — 212 ratings — published 2002 — 17 editions
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Fanatics (Garnet and Raphae...
3.51 avg rating — 187 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions
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Zack
3.29 avg rating — 177 ratings — published 1998 — 13 editions
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Only in the Movies
3.36 avg rating — 146 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions
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Alma
3.61 avg rating — 114 ratings — published 2003 — 5 editions
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Five Days of the Ghost
3.76 avg rating — 106 ratings — published 1989 — 10 editions
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Stones Fanatics
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“[T]he thing about someone who is escaping is this: he's more concerned about what he's leaving than what he's going to.”
― William Bell, Crabbe
tags: inspirational, life, self
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“Suddenly it didn't look like the home I loved. It looked like an enemy.”
― William Bell, Five Days of the Ghost
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“But deep down I'm glad I did what I did. I'm glad because it's the one intelligent, independent, creative thing I've done in my life, and the one thing I've done for me.”
― William Bell, Crabbe
tags: autonomy, inspiration, self-exploration
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Game Night: This topic has been closed to new comments. #8 - The Pageturners 214 42 Oct 12, 2015 11:11AM  
What's the Name o...: SOLVED. (unsure of year 1950-1990) YA possibly Canadian adventure novel about a runaway who goes to live in the woods. Spoilers ahead. [s] 4 29 Jun 14, 2018 03:59PM  
What's the Name o...: SOLVED. YA Fiction. Group of kids go on a motorcycle trip, one kid is deaf. Read in school 1990s. [s] 6 214 Jun 07, 2024 03:27PM  


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