Book Blurb:Fen has been busy. He took an unexpected trip, hung around some important people – who are also dead – all the while keeping a deep secret.
Fenmore Jacks does things on a grand scale. His personality
is huge. His wit is enviable, especially among the other fourth graders. And
his school career? It is a colossal – failure. He has to hide the fact that he is dyslexic, and he uses his behavior
to do it.
Learning through reading has become an impossible feat, and
he wants to quit school, but it’s not looking good since he is only ten. One
day, something bizarre happens. He is whisked away and finds himself journeying
with George Rogers Clark on a seemingly impossible expedition during the
Revolutionary War. While learning the historical facts in Acts of Courage, Fen learns even more about himself, which is a
much greater lesson. He is shocked as he discovers who he really can be. He
finds that just because he feels fear does not mean that he lacks courage, and
he finds that maybe, just maybe, his dyslexia is more a gift than the
disability he thought it was.
About the Author:
Pamela
Horner lives in Bedford, Indiana. She has taught English for over twenty years
to middle school students. She enjoys reading several different genres but
truly has a pull toward historical fiction since it teaches a lot of accurate
information but in a more interesting format.
She
has a YA fantasy collection of short stories out called Rats, Pumpkins, and Other Rumors and has also written her first YA
historical fiction novel, Acts of Courage.
Both books are in e-books and paperback formats. The Amazon link and contact information for
Pamela:
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