[bksvol-discuss] another children's Christian fiction
- From: "Jamie Yates, CPhT" <mirxtech@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Bookshare Volunteers <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2009 13:37:53 -0400
I have the Bandit of Ashley Downs: George Muller about half scanned. Is
there anyone in particular who wants to proofread it? It is Christian
fiction, book 7 in the Trailblazer Books series, for children ages 8-12.
Thrilling adventure stories introducing young readers (ages 8-12) to
Christian heroes of the past.
By the time Curly Roddy was twelve years old, he'd already survived six
years as a homeless orphan on the cruel streets of London in the 1870s. He
slept in dustbins and ate orange peels when he could find them. Sometimes he
earned a few coins by singing and doing acrobatics in pubs. He had perfected
his skills at snatching purses and picking pockets.
But when Curly overheard that a church was raising 3,000 for an orphan house
in Bristol, his scheme of an armed robbery promised to bring him enough
money for a lifetime. Enlisting the help of a local thug and thief, Spud
Baxter, a plan is soon put into place. With Spud's pistol and brute force,
the church's treasure should easily be taken.
But the highway robbery brings Curly more trouble than he had bargained for.
Is it scarier to be sent to the orphanage from which he stole the money than
to be sent to prison? Will George Müller, the man in charge of the
orphanage, make Curly into a slave to earn back at least a portion of the
money? Or might they do something even worse?
Curly's in for the biggest surprise of his young life!
--
Jamie in Michigan
Currently Reading: Bare Bones by Kathy Reichs
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