Billy Bump
Author | : James Kardas |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2014-08-25 |
ISBN-10 | : 0578149397 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780578149394 |
Rating | : 4/5 (394 Downloads) |
Download or read book Billy Bump written by James Kardas and published by . This book was released on 2014-08-25 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in 1953 small-town Vermont, Billy Bump is a narrative of a fatherless young boy. The story unfolds during the summer of Billy's ninth birthday when-through a chance encounter-he meets enigmatic Kirk Rivers, a strapped man living on life's edge. Billy and Kirk embark on a heartfelt friendship that leads Kirk into a budding romance with Billy's winsome mother, Jennie. But there's disquiet ahead. For Billy's sidekick Charlie Bullard is a wily rascal with a penchant for trouble. And he sets in motion a perilous scheme that puts both Billy and Kirk into near-death comas which ultimately leads to their redemption.