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Billy Creekmore

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By Tracey Porter
Publisher HaperCollins Publishers
Billy Creekmore
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Folks say Im bound to be unlucky in life, for I was born at midnight on a Friday, the thirteenth of December, and Peggy says its certain I can commune with spirits. But I aint never seen any ghosts, not even my own mother, and wouldnt that be the ghost Id see if I could? So begins the tale of Billy Creekmore, a boy with mystifying powers and the glorious gift of storytelling. But what does life hold for someone growing up in the cruel clutches of the Guardian Angels Home for Boys, where Billys gifts do more harm than good? Escaping the orphanage seems an impossible feat, but when a stranger comes to claim Billy, he sets off on an extraordinary journey. With only a tin box that holds precious mementos of his beloved mother and mysterious father, Billy travels from the coal mines of West Virginia to the spectacular world of a traveling circus in search of his past, his future, and his own true self.

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55668 words55,668 words
320 pages320 pages
Lexile 930LLexile 930L
Grade 3 to 7Grade 3 to 7
Age 8-12Age 8-12
Published 2007Published 2007

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9780060775704

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