Dusty Creek

From the banks of Cypress Creek to the hallways of Millerville High, follow the life of Dusty Creek, a young boy from Millerville, Texas, whose story teaches us that there's nothing weak about being different. During the eight-year span covered in Dusty Creek: A Texas Tale, Dusty and his three best friends - James Foster, Bryan Thompson (the preacher's son), and his own brother Wesley - build a fort in a grove of live oaks beside Cypress Creek on the Thompson ranch. That fort proves to not be the only thing the boys are building. A bond that's put to the test by bully confrontations, first love, grief, identity crises, and the slow, sometimes painful business of growing up. Dusty Creek: A Texas Tale is a complete 22-chapter coming-of-age novel set in central Texas from 1995 to 2003, written by an author who drew from a life lived with cerebral palsy - and that perspective is exactly what makes this story rare. Readers don't just follow Dusty through eight years of growing up; they begin to see the world the way he does. And once you do, things like belonging, fairness, and what it really means to include someone will never look quite the same.