Description This Odyssey book series explores the history of the muchloved character John Avery Whittaker. The series introduces newcomers to the larger world of Odyssey. For readers who are already Odysseyphiles, the novels provide the history of the franchises most important character.Whit and his family (father, Harold stepmother, Fiona halfsister, Charlie) have just moved to Provenance, NC, in the middle of the Great Depression. Harold will be teaching at nearby Duke University. Notquite10yearold Johnny soon makes a friend in Emmy, who lives across the street and joins him in his adventures. At his new school, he encounters a bully who makes his life miserable, and he makes a new friend in Huck, the custodian. Both of them play key roles in the mysteries and action.The ...
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