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Eli the Good by Silas House
Reading level: Young Adult
Hardcover: 304 pages
Publisher: Candlewick
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0763643416
ISBN-13: 978-0763643416
Silas House, the bestselling Kentucky author of Clay's Quilt, Parchment of Leaves and The Coal Tattoo is currently on tour promoting his latest book Eli the Good. His next stop is on November 12th at the Book Tavern in downtown Augusta, GA. House will be signing copies of Eli the Good between the hours of 7pm and 9pm. According to a recent ad from the Book Tavern, if you purchase a copy in advance from them you can receive a 25% discount off the publisher’s list price.
Eli the Good is House’s fifth novel and is a coming of age story about a ten year old boy trying to meet the challenges of growing up while at the same time balancing out his sometimes imbalanced family.
Here is an excerpt from the author’s website:
“Bicentennial fireworks burn the sky. Bob Seger growls from a transistor radio. And down by the river, girls line up on lawn chairs in pursuit of the perfect tan. Yet for ten-year-old Eli Book, the summer of 1976 is the one that threatens to tear his family apart. There is his distant, beautiful mother, Loretta; his traumatized Vietnam vet dad, Stanton; his wild and beloved sister Josie; his aunt Nell, a former war protester who understands him; and his tough yet troubled best friend, Edie, the only person with whom he can be himself. As tempers flare and his father’s nightmares rage, Eli watches from the sidelines, but soon even he cannot escape the current of conflict and commits an act of betrayal for which he cannot forgive himself.”
Silas House continues his book tour with upcoming appearances in Jamestown, Kentucky, Blytheville, Arkansas, and New York City. For a complete list of books signing locations and dates, click here.
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