Snakebit - by Megan E Freeman (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

From the New York Times-bestselling author of Alone, Megan E. Freeman, comes an inspiring novel about the adventures of an 11-year-old boy in small-town Texas, determined to change his bad luck.

Edroy Luckinbill is the unluckiest boy is South Texas.

Luckinbills are all snakebit. They are cursed with bad luck, and Edroy has learned to accept it. He and his grandparents live in a trailer in the hottest, dustiest, most quickly forgotten corner of the county. Then his momma turns up after serving a long prison sentence, and Edroy knows his luck has gone from bad to worse. But when he and his best friend make a surprising discovery on the side of the road, Edroy begins to question everything he's been taught about fate and family. Might he be able to break the snakebit curse? And could his luck be about to change, too?

Snakebit is a big-hearted story of family and forgiveness with an unforgettable cast of characters readers won't soon forget.

About the Author

Megan E. Freeman attended an elementary school where poets visited her classroom every week, and she has been a writer ever since. She is the author of the New York Times bestselling and award-winning ALONE series, as well as the young adult novel, The Secret to Belonging. Megan is also a Pushcart Prize-nominated poet and the author of the poetry chapbook, Lessons on Sleeping Alone. A veteran educator, Megan taught multiple subjects across the arts and humanities. She used to live in northeast Los Angeles, central Ohio, northern Norway, and on Caribbean cruise ships. Now she divides her time between northern Colorado and the Texas Gulf Coast.