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Bobby, Lord of Acton Waters

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Description

Do you secretly admire kids who talk back, who break the rules and defy their elders? Meet Bobby, age 11. He rules a castle and all the lands around it. No one tells him what to do. He refuses to go to school, eat spinach, or even take a bath.


One thing eludes Bobby. He can't order people to like him. One day a wandering minstrel comes to town - Fahd, from faraway North Africa. He sings for small change and cures minor ailments. He has no possessions, but he quickly acquires a hundred fans and friends. What's his secret?


Bobby vows to find out. He hits the road, destination unknown, as Fahd's assistant. Travelers, as they walk along, tell about their lives, and Bobby starts to feel a new sympathy for his fellow humans. He and Fahd then quit the music business and launch a grand risky scheme to make the world a better place.


Product Details

PublisherAtopon Books
Publish DateApril 01, 2024
Pages190
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9798986610917
Dimensions9.0 X 6.0 X 0.4 inches | 0.6 pounds
BISAC Categories: Kids, Kids

About the Author

William Smock is an author/illustrator (The Bauhaus Ideal Then and Now), filmmaker (Isamu Noguchi: Stones and Paper) and translator (Denis Guénoun's memoir A Semite). He lives in Berkeley, California. Bobby, Lord of Acton Waters is about someone far naughtier than he ever was, but also more adventurous.

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