Morning Hill Mystery Juvenile Injustice

By Sylvia Russell

Eddie's father died when he was 12 years old leaving him to provide for the family. His mother was blind, and he had a little sister named Carol. Eddie was convicted of killing a farmer with his BB Gun while hunting rabbit. Eddie was sent to prison. While in prison he meets Daisy that loved him like a son. Daisy was determined to help Eddie prove he was innocent. Carol becomes ill when Eddie is in prison. Eddie never gives up on returning home to his mother and Carol. Will he make it in time?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Sylvia Russell
• Release date: Mar 15, 2020
• ISBN: 9780463626382

Sylvia Russell

I am a mother, wife, and grandmother. I have a passion for reading books, and always wanted to write one. I am retired after 20 from a job that I loved. At this time in my life, I want to spend time with my family. I want to focus on the things I always wanted to do and never had the time. My mother was a stay at home mom with seven children. I am the youngest. I enjoy walking on the beach, spending time in nature. I was in a life changing car accident and realized just how precious life is. I am a survivor. It is by the Grace of God I am here today.

Book preview

Morning Hill Mystery

Juvenile Injustice

Sylvia Russell

Chapter One

Eddie was born in a poor family. His mother was blind, and his father worked doing odd jobs in the community. His father Bo would take Eddie with him when he would steal. It all started with sealing food to feed the family. They would steal food out of farmers’ fields. Bo would always say It’s okay they have plenty and will never miss it. Eddie was twelve years old when Bo died. He felt it was his responsibility to provide for the family. When things would be tight Eddie would steal food out the farmers’ fields and sale it on side of the road. He lived in a farming community. There was always food available to be stolen. He would wait until the peanut farmer turned over the peanuts. The farmer would leave the peanuts in the field to dry before taking them to the market to sale.

Eddie went back at the beginning of darkness, sneak into the fields, and load his wagon with peanuts. He would always get the ones close by the road and near his house. The house was surrounded with fields. He would take his wagon and pull it through the woods to his house. He would pull each one of the peanuts off the vine and put them in a big pot. He would get them ready for the next day. He would sit by the road and sale boiled peanuts. He made money to buy food for his family. Some things he couldn’t get out of a farmer’s field.

Some of the food stolen out of the farmers field was canned and prepared to eat later. The canned food was placed in the store house. Eddie would also plant a garden and take care of it every year. The entire family would help take care of the garden. He would plant peas, beans, cucumbers, tomatoes, greens, squash, and other vegetables that he could not steal from the farmers’ fields. He loved having farm animals. Chicken for fresh eggs, milk cow for milk, goats, pigs, ducks, turkeys and other animals to provide for the family. The family never had any pets like dogs and cats. Bo always said, If you can’t eat it the animal don’t feed it. All the farm animals were pets to the children.

When the farming season was completed. The family ate the vegetables out of the store house. Eddie’s family was poor. Every year for Christmas he would always get one orange, one apple, a small bag of candy, and one stalk of sugar cane for Christmas. He was happy. The only time he ever had candy was at Christmas. Christmas Dinner was always a big meal. Everyone had plenty to eat. Each of the children had there one special piece of chicken. Eddie would eat a leg, and his little sister Carol would eat the