Böcker av Jarvis King

In the quaint southern town of Petal, Mississippi, Joe Ellis Keene is surrounded by a cast of colorful characters. There's a UFO chasing constable, a wise one-armed gardener, Cap'n Graybeard, a music loving macaw, and the "old farts" at The Country Kitchen, who are determined to keep secret the location of an impending explosives demolition.School's out and twelve-year-old Joe Ellis is rollicking through a summer of hilarious adventures with his dog, Sam, and best friend, Jimmy, until a horrible secret shatters childhood illusions. Their friend, Petal, named for their hometown, is being pimped out for drugs by her alcoholic father, Rand Watson. With his secret love for Petal, a manipulative character defect and a penchant for revenge against bullies, Joe Ellis becomes disturbingly obsessed with vengeance. After Watson attempts to kill his beloved Sam, Joe Ellis and Jimmy devise and carry out a vicious plan of retribution which goes terribly wrong. As the boys agonize over possible criminal ramifications for the scheme's unforeseen outcome, Joe Ellis, confounded by a daughter's unconditional love for her abusive father, fears that Petal will despise him should she discover the truth of his actions.Set in 1975, in small-town America, with a rope swing and a swim-hole, Friday nights at the skating rink, trespassing to fish a farmer's pond, daredevil challenges and Dixie Youth baseball, PETAL: Revenge Is Never Free is sure to delight and entertain readers of all ages.

Can a twelve-year-old boy win a fight with a gobbler? Do you remember your child's first deer, or maybe your dad's last? Is moonshine, a spotlight and a .22 rifle a wise combination? Is it wrong to trespass if you don't poach a turkey? Can you coax a squirrel from a hollow tree with a forked stick? Can you train a beagle to run away from a rabbit? You'll find the answers to those questions and more between the covers of this wonderful anthology of Southern humor. This is master storytelling cooked up with Mississippi ingredients. From Lafayette County to Lamar County; from Vicksburg to Philadelphia; these fun and memorable tales were collected from folks across "The Magnolia State." Come with us and enjoy a respite from the harried hub-bub of our modern world. Laughter is indeed soothing medicine for the soul. So fix yourself a glass of sweet tea, pull up a rocker and set a spell, 'cause...Y'all Ain't Gonna Believe This!