David Anthony Durham
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 16
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In this literary debut, Durham recounts the adventures and trials of a black pioneer family in the late 1870s. At the center of the story is Gabriel, a young man who moves reluctantly from the urban North with his mother and younger brother to join his stepfather, a homesteader in Kansas. When he runs away to become a cowboy, his search for excitement brings trouble and danger.
Author
Description
With a vast cast of characters and nationalists, twists of fate, and tales of inspired leadership, David Anthony Durham perfectly captures the legendary Hannibal's world . Beginning in ancient Spain, where Hannibal's father had carved out a Carthaginian empire, the novel traces the origins of the war, the opening moves, and Hannibl's inspired choice to attack Rome via a land route most believed impossible. In graphic, panoramic prose, Durham describes...
4) High stakes
Series
Wild cards volume 23
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
Officer Francis, vigilante joker "The Infamous Black Tongue," and ace thief Tesseract are forced by a cold-blooded Baba Yaga into an illegal fight ring as part of her effort to placate a vicious monster from another dimension.