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The Staircase of Fire
The Staircase of Fire
The Staircase of Fire
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A quiet town in Kentucky explodes from a racial incident and fourteen-year-old Tom Wallace is in the thick of it. His past haunts him and now he’s witness to a horrific event leaving him devastated and afraid.
Tom and his cousin, Will search for lost Shaker gold he believes can help him escape his town and memories. But leaving has consequences. He will lose his friends and his new love.
On a fiery staircase Tom finally realizes that he must face his inner demons and his terrifying nightmares. To do so he must take a stand that could change his life ... or end it.

Author Ben Woodard relies on firsthand experience and family history to tell this moving story of personal tragedy and racial hatred set in the rolling countryside of Kentucky in 1923.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherBen Woodard
Release dateJul 13, 2018
ISBN9780997344851
The Staircase of Fire
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Ben Woodard

Ben’s imagination has led to adventures around the world.Trekking Tibet and Mt Everest.Studying in Austria.Hiking in Scotland.Bicycling rail trails.House building in GuatemalaAnd now, imagining original children stories told through Spellbinders and through his books. Imagination fired by adventure and experiences.Ben is active in SCBWI and a member of a local children’s writing critique group. He is a former Marketing Manager for a major corporation and ran his own marketing consulting business. He started writing children’s stories in 2008 and has completed over twenty books including picture books, middle grade and young adult. He lives with his wife in Lexington, Kentucky.

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