An award winning novel set in 1880.The crops have failed and his family is starving, so fourteen year-old Brody slips out into the early morning darkness, desperate to find food in the foothills of the Devil's Backbone. A terrible accident, a rescue by a delusional ex-slave, and a journey to find his family has Brody growing into a man... and also wanted for murder.-"Temporarily blinded.  Lost on a mountain.  Wanted for murder.  Brody is the ideal protagonist for the most reluctant of readers.  With the perfect blend of history, suspense, and adventure, James Babb weaves a tale that artistically grabs the reader from the start, holds his attention until the end, then sends him running to the nearest library begging for a sequel." -Karen Wells,library media specialist and National Board Certified Teacher and current president of the Arkansas Association of Instructional Media, a STAR Discovery Educator, and a member of Discovery Education's Leadership Council.-"A riveting tale of adventure with a cast of characters as tough and timeless as the rifles we make."-Anthony Imperato, President of Henry Repeating Arms-"James Babb has crafted the extraordinary. Please, please do yourself a favor and read this."-Robert Bacon, The Perfect Write.-"The Devil's Backbone is a humble adventure into the hard lives of those who lived in the shadow of a war that had long since ended... I couldn't put this book down, James Babb wrote a novel that is engaging. The hunger, the cold, and the friendship, it's hard not to get drawn into this story.-Mike Kendra, CivilWarTalk.com

The Devil's Backbone

Literature & Fiction

Babb, James

Genre Fiction

James Babb

Fifteen year-old Brody Martin has taken refuge in Indian Territory from the Miller clan. The Millers are accusing him of horse thieving and murder... and they don't care who they hurt to find him.Brody is hired on by Joseph, a Cherokee Indian, to help run his trap lines in the wilderness. Just as he starts to feel safe, he stumbles across a dying man and finds out there are worse things than being separated from his family and wanted for murder.With enemies ready to ambush him in Fort Smith and pure evil stalking through the woods, Brody has to pick his path carefully or he may end up trapped.

The Devil's Trap

Children's Books

Weary Road

A puppy was smuggled into the Thirteenth Illinois Infantry Regiment and named Salem, after the small Arkansas town where he was found. Fourteen-year-old Travis made a promise to his little brother to get Salem back, but the only way he could keep that promise was to join the army. Travis had planned to sneak away until he learned that deserters could be shot! Months later, Travis and the other soldiers of the Thirteenth stood with Chickasaw Bayou before them, their first real battle. Cannons and musket fire were ripping the ground to shreds, ground they were ordered to cross, but none of them dared to move forward. Suddenly, Salem charged onto the battlefield, chasing spent artillery and snapping at the sound of bullets in the air. If they manage to make it home, it will be a long and Weary Road.

Teen & Young Adult

Historical Fiction

Based on a true story. In 1865 a regiment from Illinois found a puppy in Salem, Arkansas.This special dog became their regiment mascot and changed their lives. The story of these men and their Dog Salem has never been told, until now.

Indian Territory, 1881. Brody Martin, at 15, has survived a gunpowder explosion, a bear attack, a panther attack, and more than one attempt on his life. But now he is wanted in Fort Smith for a crime he did not (exactly) commit, and bounty hunters are on his trail. In an effort to elude them, he finds a crack in the face of a ridge and slips into a cavern known as the Devil's Den, trapped by the men who would like to redeem the price on his head dead or alive.Separated from his closest friend Ames, a former slave and Civil War veteran, and Wolf, a Cherokee tracker and unlikely ally, Brody is left to contemplate his options and the friends and family he may never see again.

The Devil's Den: Volume 3 (Brody Martin's Adventures)

PETER was seven years old, and the last person to see Wendi alive. Five years later, his memory of the event exists in fragments. His nights are plagued by terrors, flashes of the storm, and the monster that took his little sister. However, even darker events have begun to unfold and those missing pieces of Peter's history are becoming clearer as he is forced to accept the undeniable truth. He is the only person who has seen the monster's face and lived.\nTOM witnessed his family fracture into pieces the day his little sister, Wendi, drowned in the river across from their home. Now seventeen, he is sinking under the weight of his past and is ready to move on. After all, it was Peter who lost Wendi by the river, not him. But now that another child has gone missing, Tom finds himself harboring a growing obsession to find the truth, even if it's dangerous. Even if it kills him.\nThere is something vile seeping through the heart of their small town of Story Creek, weakening its foundation. And if the brothers cannot find the truth, they may very well be buried along with it.

The Bird That Never Lands

Clarke, T.K.

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Books by James Babb

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The Devil's Backbone

The Devil's Trap

Weary Road

Weary Road

The Devil's Den: Volume 3 (Brody Martin's Adventures)

The Bird That Never Lands