{"product_id":"the-charlatans-boy-9781951872489","title":"The Charlatan's Boy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The unusual settings and characters keep the surprises coming, while Rogers's lovely descriptions and distinctive voice keep the pages turning. Faith fiction readers of all ages should enjoy this...\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I only know one man who might be able to tell me where I come from, and that man is a liar and a fraud.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs far back as he can remember, young Grady has tramped from village to village in the company of a huckster named Floyd. The pair make a scant living by perpetrating hoaxes on the good citizens of the Corenwald frontier-all at Grady's expense. After all, Floyd never gave a moment's consideration to Grady's feelings about being exhibited as \"The Ugliest Boy in the World.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Floyd stages an elaborate plot to revive Corenwalders' belief in mythical swamp-dwellers known as the feechiefolk, he overshoots the mark: what starts as \"The Great Feechie Scare\" quickly becomes a widespread panic that threatens the whole countryside. Yet amid all the chaos, Grady discovers a truth that has evaded him all his life--and it will change his path forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition of Jonathan Rogers' beloved tale features\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew supplemental material from the author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll-new illustrations by Joe Hox\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew cover art by Stephen Crotts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA hardcover design, matching the 20th anniversary editions of the \u003ci\u003eWilderking Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt also smells better than most swamp fiction*\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*according to 9\/10 leading scent-ists and patent medicine salespeople\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rabbit Room Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781951872489\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e140357 \/ Charlatan's Boy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.5 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jonathan Rogers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53241162596533,"sku":"9781951872489","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f4589dd5-5bab-439c-91ec-739406804643.jpg?v=1788997129","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-charlatans-boy-9781951872489","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}