This small Texas town will never be the same again. When the good people of Cranston learn a hometown boy has been killed in Iraq, they begin preparing a memorial for their fallen hero. But nobody thinks to ask the boy's father, Joe Morton, if such a service is wanted - or welcome. Crippled by grief, Joe goes along with the plans of the townsfolk until he can bear no more. On the Fourth of July, he tells them just how he feels. Joe's act of independence has unexpected consequences. The residents - and Joe himself - are completely unprepared for what happens next: change and the outside world come to Cranston. First runner-up, 2010 Pirate's Alley Faulkner Society Gold Medal

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Billy Bradshaw is only twelve when a juvenile court judge sentences him to community service, and throws him to the care of six aging Bohemians in the Liberty Street Home for the Elderly. His summer takes an unexpected turn when a new administrator arrives to Liberty Street, planning to get rid of the troublesome denizens of Hall B. Aided by the administrator's eccentric daughter, Cassidy, Billy embarks on a journey through the seedy New Orleans underground in order to save their home. But with summer comes change, as Billy begins his journey to adulthood. Faced with tragedy, can he bring himself to face life and learn what it means to love someone?

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This small Texas town will never be the same again. When the good people of Cranston learn a hometown boy has been killed in Iraq, they begin preparing a memorial for their fallen hero. But nobody thinks to ask the boy's father, Joe Morton, if such a service is wanted - or welcome. Crippled by grief, Joe goes along with the plans of the townsfolk until he can bear no more. On the Fourth of July, he tells them just how he feels. Joe's act of independence has unexpected consequences. The residents - and Joe himself - are completely unprepared for what happens next: change and the outside world come to Cranston. First runner-up, 2010 Pirate's Alley Faulkner Society Gold Medal This is the large print edition of The Patriot Joe Morton, with a larger font / typeface for easier reading.

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When the good people of Cranston, Texas, learn that a hometown boy has been killed in Iraq, they set about mounting a proper welcome for their fallen hero. But nobody thinks to ask the boyʼs reclusive father if such a memorial service is wanted, much less welcome. Not one to make waves, Joe Morton goes along with the townsfolk until, at last, he can bear no more. Joe finally tells Cranston just how he feels. If no one expected what happened on the Fourth of July, they are wholly unprepared for what happens next, least of all Joe Morton, whose sole act of independence brings to Cranston the two things nobody change and the outside world.\nThe Patriot Joe Morton was first-runner-up for the 2010 Pirateʼs Alley Faulkner Society Gold Medal for Novella.

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The Patriot Joe Morton: Premium Hardcover Edition

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Anything But Ordinary: Premium Hardcover Edition

Anything But Ordinary: Large Print Edition

The Patriot Joe Morton: Premium Large Print Hardcover Edition

The Patriot Joe Morton

The Patriot Joe Morton