Billy Creekmore - by Tracey Porter (Paperback)

About the Book

With only a tin box that holds precious mementos of his beloved mother and mysterious father, Billy Creekmore travels from the coal mines of West Virginia in the early 1900s to the spectacular world of a traveling circus, in search of his past, his future, and his own true self.

From the Back Cover

He is a motherless child,
a coal miner,
a circus star,
a con artist,
a seer,
a hero,
and a survivor.

This is the tale of Billy Creekmore, a young boy with mystifying powers and the gift of storytelling. But his life in the Guardian Angels Orphanage is cruel and bleak, and when a stranger comes to claim Billy, he sets off on an extraordinary journey. From the coal mines of West Virginia to the world of a traveling circus, he searches for the secrets of his past, his future, and his own true self.

Review Quotes

"Memorable characters...fill the pages of this picaresque novel." - School Library Journal
"Distinct and engaging." - Kirkus Reviews
"Porter's writing...makes the shocking history about the lives of children at the turn of the last century come alive for today's readers." - Booklist (starred review)