An Adventure Kids will loveAs far back as he can remember, the orphan Grady has tramped from village to village in the company of a huckster named Floyd. With his adolescent accomplice, Floyd perpetrates a variety of hoaxes and flimflams on the good citizens of the Corenwald frontier, such as the Ugliest Boy in the World act.
When Floyd stages an elaborate plot to revive Corenwalders’ belief in the mythical swamp-dwellers known as the feechiefolk, he overshoots the mark. Floyd’s Great Feechie Scare becomes widespread panic. Eager audiences become angry mobs, and in the ensuing chaos, the Charlatan’s Boy discovers the truth that has evaded him all his life—and will change his path forever.
Review:
I struggled through the first few chapters and about half way thru the book I couldn’t put it down. I was so wrapped up in Grady’s world that I was hooked. Without giving the ending away, I was surprisingly pleased with the ending. This book would make a great read aloud that can be read in a series of several nights, because each chapter has a beginning and an ending. You will enjoy reading about the adventures of The Charlatan’s boy.
I struggled through the first few chapters and about half way thru the book I couldn’t put it down. I was so wrapped up in Grady’s world that I was hooked. Without giving the ending away, I was surprisingly pleased with the ending. This book would make a great read aloud that can be read in a series of several nights, because each chapter has a beginning and an ending. You will enjoy reading about the adventures of The Charlatan’s boy.
I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review
