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I received a review copy of The Charlatan's Boy by Jonathan Rogers from Blogging for Books (WaterBrook Multnomah Press). I was intrigued by the name, the cover, and the premise, and I looked forward to reading it. It had a charming fantasy plot... [Read on]
Creative, Witty, Inspiring. The Charlatan's Boy is most certainly a book that is geared towards a younger audience, but perhaps this is one of the more attractive aspects of this book. The author, Jonathan Rogers, manages to take you on an... [Read on]
This has got to be one of the quirkiest books I've read in a while - and that's not a bad thing. The narrative was absolutely charming, and the author writes in such a natural, flowing way. The dialogue felt natural and was a pleasure to read,... [Read on]
The Charlatan's Boy is a first person account of an orphan with a heart gold named Grady and his journey through the land of Cornewald. Cornewald is a fictional land that sounds like it exists off the coast of Georgia or South Carolina that is... [Read on]
When I was a child, I remember having a fascination with P. T. Barnum and Robert Ripley. These larger-than-life fellows and their tales of wonders, oddities, and fascination made quite an impression on me. I loved hearing about all the different... [Read on]
Grady has no memory of his origins. Not for lack of trying, though; he has spent many hours trying to remember a family or home before Floyd, a huckster who makes his living perpetrating hoaxes on villages. Each time he asks Floyd where he came... [Read on]
I did not realize that I haven't posted anything since January! This is quite crazy and a lot has happened in the last seven months! BUT I did just finish a book (the first one in quite awhile) and I am supposed to review it so here goes... [Read on]
The Story: Orphan boy Grady doesn't remember any life besides traveling around with conniving showman Floyd, pulling hoaxes on the good people of Corenwald. He longs for the simpler times when he was billed as "The Wild Man of the Feechiefen... [Read on]
Set in mythical Corenwald, a blend of Rogers imagination, old West America, and some British thrown in to the mix, the story focuses on Grady. Grady is a decidedly ugly young man who assists Floyd in scamming the good folks in the country. ... [Read on]
If you have ever struggled with who you are, with what it means to be you, then reading this story will capture your imagination. A young boy who doesn’t know his past is being raised by a ‘charlatan’ who goes from village to village in an... [Read on]