A small group of boys growing up in a southern WV coal camp in the late 1950s and early 60s encounter rising and falling action on their way to learning about life. In that process they find themselves entangled in a mystery laced with suspense as they try to solve a real-life problem--without getting caught.
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Back in the fifties, when homework was little threat to a kid s good times . . . a group of boys grow up together in a small coal mining town in West Virginia, camping, fighting, hunting, flirting and getting in trouble this village feels the collective obligation to keep setting them right but not quite as often as they deserve. By part two, an elaborate project as humorous as their earlier adventures puts them in touch with the supernatural and national defense. --Natalie Jacobson McCracken<br /><br />Take my word for it, this book will keep you laughing from cover to cover. --David Goad, Coalwood Memories Website<br /><br />The book is funny and well worth the read. It gives you a lot of tales about living in Coalwood. --Coalwood, WV Website
Take my word for it, this book will keep you laughing from cover to cover. --David Goad, Coalwood Memories Website
The book is funny and well worth the read. It gives you a lot of tales about living in Coalwood. --Coalwood, WV Website --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
Take my word for it, this book will keep you laughing from cover to cover. --David Goad, Coalwood Memories Website
The book is funny and well worth the read. It gives you a lot of tales about living in Coalwood. --Coalwood, WV Website --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
About the Author
J. R. Hatmaker is a native of Coalwood, McDowell County, West Virginia, an area once known as Clear Fork. Born into a coalmining family, Hatmaker grew up in the innocent and fun-filled days of the 1950s and turbulent 60s. He graduated from Big Creek High School at War, and subsequently attended the University of Maryland and Mundelein College. He graduated from the East European Language and Area Studies Program at Syracuse University. A decorated Vietnam-era veteran and former businessman, Hatmaker is now retired and resides in central Ohio, where he continues to write about life in the Appalachians.
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Super,
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This review is from: The Coalwood Misfits (The Clear Fork Series, 1) (Paperback)
He has done it again with this SUPER novel.
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A wonderfully written story.,
By Maria Brodeur (Pittsfield, MA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Coalwood Misfits (Paperback)
JR Hatmaker does it again with this book! If you love mysteries- this is the book for you. His gift of writing is a treasure.
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Coalwood Misfits,
By Texas Tom (Dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Coalwood Misfits (Paperback)
A great book! If you have lived in or have relatives in Appalachia, then you will appreciate this book! There are humorous true life descriptions of how life REALLY was in a coal mining town. Also, if you want to know how boys 8-12 live their lives as one big adventure, this is a book you need to read.Worth the read. Texas Tom
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