The season of Styx Malone
Title
:
The season of Styx Malone
Personal Author EPSB
:
Kekla, Magoon
Summary
:
Caleb Franklin and his big brother Bobby Gene have the whole summer for adventures in the woods behind their house in Sutton, Indiana. Caleb dreams of venturing beyond their ordinary small town, but his dad likes the family to stay close to home. Then Caleb and Bobby Gene meet new neighbor Styx Malone. Styx is sixteen and oozes cool. He's been lots of different places. Styx promises Caleb and Bobby Gene that together, they can pull off the Great Escalator Trade--exchanging one small thing for something better until they achieve their wildest dream. But as the trades get bigger, the brothers soon find themselves in over their heads. It becomes clear that Styx has secrets--secrets so big they could ruin everything--and Caleb fears their whole plan might fall apart. In this madcap, heartwarming, one-thing-leads-to-another adventure, friendships are forged, loyalties are tested ... and miracles just might be possible.
Year Published
:
2018
Physical Description
:
297 pages ; 22 cm.
Edition
:
First edition.
Subject
:
Families -- Indiana -- Fiction.
Foster children -- Fiction.
African Americans -- Fiction.
Small town life -- Fiction.
Geographic Term
:
Indiana -- Fiction.
Genre
:
Action and adventure fiction.
Summary
:
Caleb Franklin and his big brother Bobby Gene have the whole summer for adventures in the woods behind their house in Sutton, Indiana. Caleb dreams of venturing beyond their ordinary small town, but his dad likes the family to stay close to home. Then Caleb and Bobby Gene meet new neighbor Styx Malone. Styx is sixteen and oozes cool. He's been lots of different places. Styx promises Caleb and Bobby Gene that together, they can pull off the Great Escalator Trade--exchanging one small thing for something better until they achieve their wildest dream. But as the trades get bigger, the brothers soon find themselves in over their heads. It becomes clear that Styx has secrets--secrets so big they could ruin everything--and Caleb fears their whole plan might fall apart. In this madcap, heartwarming, one-thing-leads-to-another adventure, friendships are forged, loyalties are tested ... and miracles just might be possible.
ISBN
:
9781524715960
9781524715953
9781338643633
9781524715984
Publisher
:
©2018
New York : Wendy Lamb Books, [2018]
New York : Yearling, 2020.
Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
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D.S. MacKenzie | F MAG | Book | 30522000361391 | Realistic Fiction |
D.S. MacKenzie | F MAG | Book | 30522000361383 | Realistic Fiction |