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Authors: Isaiah Campbell
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About the Author
Isaiah Campbell was born and bred in Texas, and spent his childhood reading a blend of Dickens, Dumas, and Stan Lee. He dreamed his whole life of becoming a writer. And also of being bitten by a radioactive spider. Unfortunately, only one dream has panned out. For fifteen years he taught and coached students in writing and the arts before he finally took his own advice and wrote
The Troubles of Johnny Cannon
. He lives in New Mexico with his wife, three children, and his sanity, although that may be moving out soon. He occasionally searches the classifieds for the bulk sale of spiders and uranium but hasn't had any luck yet. Find him online at
IsaiahCampbell.com
.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Campbell, Isaiah.
The troubles of Johnny Cannon / Isaiah Campbell. â First edition.
pages cm
Summary: In 1961 Alabama, twelve-year-old Johnny tries to keep his promise to look after his disabled Pa when his older brother leaves for military service, but secrets from the past, Cuban politics, and racial tensions would make the task challenging even for his hero, Superman.
ISBN 978-1-4814-0003-9 (hardcover) â ISBN 978-1-4814-0005-3 (eBook)
[1. Adventure and adventurersâFiction. 2. Fathers and sonsâFiction. 3. Race relationsâFiction. 4. African AmericansâFiction. 5. Amateur radio stationsâFiction. 6. CubaâHistoryâInvasion, 1961âFiction. 7. AlabamaâHistoryâ20th centuryâFiction.]Â Â I. Title.
PZ7.C15417Tro 2014
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