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How an old bike takes a young man for the ride of his life. On a remote spit of land, a magical bicycle befriends Tom, a boy of nine. Emerson the talking bike becomes Toms best friend and playmate, offering an ear during the boys troubles, and a wise sage during his adolescence. But as the boy becomes a man, Tom listens less and less to Emerson and more and more to the wisdom of the world. It would take a miracle to bring Tom back to the hopeful days of his youth when life was an adventure to be lived - not endured. The miracle arrives after Toms stint in jail when the ocean delivers one of the most savage hurricanes to ever hit the coast. Tired, bitter, and old, Tom rummages through an old garage and finds his discarded bike. But is he too late? Can Emerson restore the soul of his friend before the sun sets on their adventures for the final time? "What a delight... though I thought it unlikely that a bicycle could do much to unravel some complicated issues, my skepticism was outvoted. It really doesn't matter how old you are, Emerson talks to you. Dwight Ritter's illustrations made me smile as much as his story warmed my heart. Emerson's message challenged my thinking, then threw

Author

Ritter, Dwight

Publisher

Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9780982206522