Like Anybody Would Know a Crow
Ebook
As development overturns the landscape of North Carolina, tenth-grader Chris Fuller knows he'll end up fighting Brandon, a new kid who just moved into the housing development that destroyed Chris's beloved pine forest. Brandon turns out to be a real runner, far better than Chris, shows no respect for locals, and when it comes to a school project that has Chris baffled, slams his hand down and says, "It's as good as done!" Chris needs an idea for the project, but mostly he's trying to find a way to be talking to violinist Muriel. She makes the crazy suggestion he try talking to someone from the past, anyone who might give him an idea. But he's pretty sure he's already been spoken to, maybe by a mythological night sky jaguar, who asks, "Do you know how fire burns in water?" When Chris's first idea falters and he gets desperate, the jaguar makes a way for Brandon's troubled past and Chris's faithfulness as a friend to cross paths and carry them to a new place of standing and friendship.
“With vivid word-pictures, Neal Clayton ushers the reader into
the world and imagination of adolescents struggling to make sense
of the world, of authority, of responsibility, of relationships,
and of spirituality. You will find yourself in the characters as
you float between the physical, spiritual, and mystical elements of
the story. Enjoy!”
—Robert M. Alexander, associate pastor for discipleship and
mission, Davidson College Presbyterian Church
“The journey of Chris Fuller leads the reader to re-examine their
own relationships with neighbor, nature, and the sacred. It’s a
mystical experience full of beauty, frustration, danger, and hope.
While reading, you may begin noticing the fragrance of trees more
often, seeking out dark spaces to view ancient stars, and deepening
your connections with music, art, history, location, life, and life
beyond death. Isn’t that a sign of the absolute best kind of
novel?”
—Kelly Sasser, minister with youth and community life, Watts Street
Baptist Church
- Title: Like Anybody Would Know a Crow
- Author: Neal Clayton
- Publisher: Resource Publications
- Print Publication Date: 2022
- Logos Release Date: 2022
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781666748383, 9781666748376, 9781666748369, 1666748382, 1666748374, 1666748366
- Resource ID: LLS:9781666748383
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-18T20:06:59Z
Neal Clayton is a native of North Carolina. He comes from a long
line of people who knew the land, farmers and gardeners, and is a
lifelong learner about trees and woodlands and the animals and
birds who inhabit them.