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Curtis, Christopher Paul

The Madman of Piney Woods

370 pp. | Scholastic | September, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-0-545-15664-6 $16.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-0-545-63376-5
(1) 4-6 In this companion to Elijah of Buxton, set in 1901, thirteen-year-old African Canadian boy Benji Alston befriends Irish Canadian boy Alvin "Red" Stockard. The two encounter the (supposedly mythical) Madman of Piney Woods, who brings the past into present for both boys. Woven throughout this profoundly moving yet also at times very funny novel are themes of family, friendship, community, compassion, and the power of words.
Reviewer: Monica Edinger | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2014

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