DALLAS,
N.C., July 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Just in
time for summer reading, bestselling and award-winning author
Craig R. Hipkins announces the
release of his upper middle-grade young adult crossover novel,
Bandy, a powerful literary novel about two unlikely friends
on an escape journey during the early Civil War era.
Thirteen-year-old Isaac's only friend is a Passenger Pigeon
named Bandy. He deludes himself in believing the bird talks to him.
Bullied, he is resigned to a life of being the misunderstood
bookworm by neighboring boys until a disastrous fire kills his
parents and little sisters, sparing only his younger brother,
Thomas. He and Thomas are taken in by their Uncle Raymond, an
abolitionist, who plans to send Isaac to Virginia to buy Joy, a young slave with
debilitating health, from her slave owner, Wil Jericho. Shortly after arriving in
Virginia, Isaac learns the ugly
truth. The butler who accompanied him on the journey killed his
uncle before leaving and plans to do the same to Isaac to steal
Raymond's estate.
Isaac, with Joy, escapes into the backwoods of Virginia. Discovering passages of the
Underground Railroad, stowing away in carriages, hiding in
churches, and outwitting the mercenaries hired by Jericho, the two
teens fight tooth and nail to make it to Boston before they're caught. Will Joy be taken from this life by sickness
before she's found freedom? On their journey, they learn a lot
about each other. Isaac promises to bring Joy to Bandy's pond, a
heavenly place where peace and serenity reign.
Hipkins's storytelling, praised by The Historical Fiction
Company as, "...nothing short of genius, weaving a narrative that
balances sadness with hope, loneliness with companionship, and
darkness with newfound light," is a wonderful learning resource for
librarians and educators of young children or readers looking to
peel back the curtain on a pivotal period in our nation's
history.
If you would like more information about author Craig R. Hipkins and Bandy, please
contact 380729@email4pr.com or visit
https://hipkinstwins.com/.
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