Middle Grade Fiction
W.S. Reed
W. S. (Bill) Reed is a graduate of Northwestern University and the University of Chicago and is retired from a career in Engineering at Baxter Healthcare. He has had a lifelong interest in illustration and cartooning and had a business for a time in the 1990s making animations. Bill’s interest in children’s literature took root while reading nightly to his four children.
Bill lives in Grayslake, IL with his wife Kathy. He is a member of the Grayslake Arts Alliance and SCBWI. To date, he has completed two middle-grade novels and has four published short stories. Bill is also an illustrator with two published books to his credit.
WAG 2816 Alien Robot Dog
Zack Morgan desperately wants a dog. When he witnesses a UFO crash-land behind his house, he sees something emerging from the wreckage, but he can't make out what it is.
Later that night, Zack meets a very friendly dog. he thinks maybe his parents will let him keep it and his wish for a dog will finally come true.
Little does Zack know that the dog is the sole survivor of the UFO crash. It is a cyber-dog, with a mix of canine and human A.I. called WAG 2816. Before self-destructing, the ship sent a secret order to Wag's home plant. Destroy planet Earth!
Other books by W.S. Reed
The Reindeer Conundrum
Written by Mark Zubro and Illustrated by W.S. Reed.
Published by MLR Press.
Currently out of print.
A Cradle Song
Written by Mark Zubro and Illustrated by W.S. Reed.
Published by MLR Press.
Currently out of print.