About the Book
R. A. Nelson is the acclaimed author of Throat, Teach Me (called “vivid” and “hypnotic” by The Horn Book Magazine), and Breathe My Name (called “incandescent” by Kirkus Reviews). The strands of Days of Little Texas’s story came from Nelson’s dual fascination with ghosts (he might believe) and with the messianic showmanship of revival preachers.
R. A. Nelson lives with his family in north Alabama. Visit him on the Web at www.ranelsonbooks.com.
 
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Days of Little TexasWritten by · Knopf Books for Young Readers · Trade Paperback · September 14, 2010 · $8.99 · 978-0-375-84482-9 (0-375-84482-1) Also available as an eBook and a hardcover. |
About this Book
Known to the faithful as Little Texas, Ronald Earl King has been preaching on the revival circuit since he was ten.
He’s now sixteen, and his adoring followers still roar and praise his name.
So why is he plagued with dreams that are shaking his faith to its core?
When a nearly lifeless girl in a blue dress is brought before him, Little Texas lays his hands upon her just as he has done in countless other healings. But he knows that something is not right. This one is different.
More small towns, more revivals—and time after time, a flash of blue in the crowd. The same girl. Is she just another of the grateful and devoted? Or is she something else? Is she following Little Texas . . . or haunting him?
He’s now sixteen, and his adoring followers still roar and praise his name.
So why is he plagued with dreams that are shaking his faith to its core?
When a nearly lifeless girl in a blue dress is brought before him, Little Texas lays his hands upon her just as he has done in countless other healings. But he knows that something is not right. This one is different.
More small towns, more revivals—and time after time, a flash of blue in the crowd. The same girl. Is she just another of the grateful and devoted? Or is she something else? Is she following Little Texas . . . or haunting him?
