The Charlatan’s Boy<\/strong><\/em> is a boisterous fantasy with bigger than life characters and plot. The tale takes place on the island of Corenwald that resembles a combination old south\/old west setting rather than the usual medieval background of most fantasies. An abundance of humorous situations combined with Grady’s imaginative use of language make The Charlatan’s Boy<\/strong><\/em> a perfect read aloud story. Readers will empathize with Grady as he longs for a real home and family and to be loved. His desire for integrity and uneasiness with the lies Floyd forces him to tell are an example for each of us.<\/p>\n Each chapter takes Grady and Floyd through a new escapade filled with one fiasco after another. As Grady seeks the answers about who he really is, the reader may also discover something about himself. Plenty of unexpected twists and a surprise ending make this a story worth reading. The Charlatan’s Boy <\/strong><\/em>would make a wonderful Christmas gift for the young people in your life.<\/p>\n This book was provided for review by the WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group.<\/em><\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n As far back as he can remember, the orphan Grady has tramped from village to village in the company of a huckster named Floyd. With his adolescent accomplice, Floyd perpetrates a variety of hoaxes and flimflams on the good citizens of the Corenwald frontier, such as the Ugliest Boy in the World act.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a hard way to make a living, made harder by the memory of fatter times when audiences thronged to see young Grady perform as \u201cThe Wild Man of the Feechiefen Swamp.\u201d But what can they do? Nobody believes in feechies anymore.<\/p>\n When Floyd stages an elaborate plot to revive Corenwalders\u2019 belief in the mythical swamp-dwellers known as the feechiefolk, he overshoots the mark. Floyd\u2019s Great Feechie Scare becomes widespread panic. Eager audiences become angry mobs, and in the ensuing chaos, the Charlatan\u2019s Boy discovers the truth that has evaded him all his life\u2014and will change his path forever.<\/p>\n Download and read the\u00a0first two\u00a0chapters of\u00a0\u00a0The Charlatan\u2019s Boy <\/em>by Jonathan Rogers<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
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<\/a>\u201cI only know one man who might be able to tell me where I come from, and that man is a liar and a fraud.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n