Re: Author info

[Leah Hawkins <leahleah@ATTBI.COM>]

I like to think the boy and his dog were angels!
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Leah Hawkins, Librarian
West Hurst Elementary
Hurst, TX
leahleah@attbi.com
> HI,
> In addition to his animal fantasies I just discovered a 2001 copyright of
> his called Castaways of the Flying Dutchman.  It begins with life on board
> the sailing ship from the perspective of a young boy who unexpectedly
> finds himself a part of the crew.  When the ship is cursed to sail forever
> the boy and his dog are spared and washed up on the barren coast of Tierra
> del Fuego where he is taken in by a shepard.  The boy and his dog have
> become immortal (never age) and set about the globe helping people in
> need, but always moving on when the task is done and a bell tolls. The
> bulk of the plot involves helping a village in England avoid being bought
> up by a  corrupt businessman who in the name of progress wants to
> replaced it with a cement factory.  A series of clues are solved
> cooperatively by a group of interesting characters.  Nice mixture of legend,
> historical fiction and fantasy. A change of pace for him, but a really
> good read. I was left wanting additional adventures of the boy and his
> dog.
>
> M. Ellen Jay
> School Library Media
> Professional Development
> Consultant
>
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