Get Books. Attention All Superheroes! My Little Hero! Girl Power! Little Heroes. The Little Hero. Iqbal Masih was gunned down by an assassin in cold blood. He was just 13 years old.
Andrew Crofts, the bestselling ghostwriter of "The Little Prisoner and The Kid", tells the heart-wrenching story of this courageous child martyr, who died trying to end child slavery. After six years of bonded. I concede to the irony of writing a book with the words beyond words in its subtitle.
If I were to truly go beyond words, the following pages would all be blank! I am hardly the first to deal with this conundrum, however. Relationships combine with places to play a part in James' life story. James' character is forged by events and his adventures in Harmony Bay. From harrowing life and death experiences on the water to forays into the surrounding hills, each day dawns with a new lesson about life. The boy encounters many wonderful individuals in his new home town.
Among them are a magnificent Newfoundland retriever dog named Angus--and Chloe, a beautiful white mare. Angus' master Billy is a kindly closet intellectual and philosophizer who is a physically powerful man strong enough to split firewood with a single blow of his ancient axe. His snowy white beard and recluse nature causes speculation about his identity. Marine biologist Jake Kane is the local hero who sweeps Dory off her feet, adding an element of romance to the story.
James learns a great deal from Jake and the dozens of other colorful inhabitants of this amazing waterfront community. Harmony Bay, written for a wide audience that appeals to many levels, examines a slice of small-town life.
A modern day mystery, drawn from covert events of the American Revolution, weaves through the story. His widowed mother, Dory, has taken a position as a librarian in this small town. Its economy is driven by the whims of nature, nor'easters boiling down the coast, hurricanes lurking off shore, and the barometric rise and fall of shellfish prices.
But the one man who could help her achieve her secret dream had suddenly dropped out of sight. Elusive hero Gibson St. James was known for rescuing babies from burning buildings—and for wearing his bachelorhood like a badge.
But he'd also earned the reputation of being hard-headed, hard-bodied—and just plain hard to crack. Well, tough! Because Mimi needed his help—and she'd never shied away from a challenge yet. At least, never one sooo appealing…. The stories of officers, from the years through , who were killed in the line of duty.
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