Category: Children Publisher: SynergEbooks
ISBN-10: 0744314445
Type: Fiction
Pages: 271
Copyright: May 2010
A collection of linked stories based loosely on Alan J. Garner's own childhood. It's a hilarious and fanciful romp covering the trials and tribulations of a boy struggling to make sense of his life while dealing with everyday growing pains.
Eamon Birdsley is not your typical ten year-old boy. Cursed with a stammer, he is also blessed with a vivid imagination that sends him on wild flights of fancy, often at the most inopportune moments. From the moldy old past to the far-flung future he jumps through time amd space into alternate universes, then home again. His dizzying adventures include chasing a flying whale, racing for an alien crime boss, and blowing up a volcano!
Guessing her nephew's secret, Great Aunt Madelia confides in him that his gift is a trait unique to the Birdsley family, but only manifests in those boys who are born special. However, Eamon's troubles aren't just confined to his whimsical imaginings. He must deal with the usual problems of bullies, schoolgirl crushes and falling out with his best friend.
Farfetched as his waking dreams seem, Eamon does learn lessons he can apply to his everyday life. Except for one wish - to be rid of his terrible speech impediment. But by outgrowing his stammer, will his wondrous daydreaming end too?
Excerpt
Suddenly and scarily, the ground underfoot shook. A deep-seated rumble, more like a mumble, came along for the ride. Earthquake! popped into Eamon's mind. Hog's Bay was periodically shaken by the Earth's movements, a by-product of the tectonic plates jostling for position far belowground.
Eamon's body took over from his scared-stiff mind. Acting independently, it left his slower brain behind. Surely as fleas fly and flies flee from a can of bug spray, the terrified boy fled through the ferns. Fronds slapped his thighs and face. He tripped on a ground vine, pitching headlong into a tangle of creepers. Eamon's overactive imagination caught up to its clumsy body and retook control. He thrashed about as flashes of the jungle coming alive in the form of wriggly snakes panicked him: vines becames vipers, creepers turned into boa constrictors, all entwining him in their cold coils. Weirder still, the stems of the giant ferns morphed into stepladders.
Eamon was caught in a hideous game of Snakes and Ladders!
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Colorful interactive book for teaching children the ABC's using God’s creation of the animal kingdom and featuring some of His most exotic creature. More importantly the book segues into the very special love God has for children.
