VOICES BEYOND THE CREEK

Curt Richards

GENRE: Vintage Young Adult

BLURB

Set in the foothills of the Appalachians, fourteen-year-old Caleb Austin and his friend Marlee (Mary Lee) Patterson face poverty and prejudice in their small rural town. Confronted with the “creek people” who live in the hollow and the wild child Annabelle Pruitt, their lives take an exciting turn.

EXCERPT

Smoky’s coal-black eyes stared out of their sunken sockets, making Caleb slide to a halt on the gravel parking lot at Fletcher First Baptist Church. He stood frozen with fear as the old battered truck ground into gear and rattled down Cane Creek Road toward the hollow. Just the sight of Smoky Pruitt’s stony stare shot waves of terror through Caleb.

AUTHOR Bio and Links

Curt Richards is a retired public school teacher from Upstate South Carolina. He has taught various science courses for forty years, from middle school to college. He believes there is no higher calling than guiding young people and adults through their education. In his free time, Richards enjoys studying nature, gardening, hiking, reading, socializing with family and friends, and writing in multiple genres.

Books by Curt Richards:

Voices Beyond the Creek (2025, Young Adult Fiction)

Circle the Stones (scheduled for release in 2026, YA fiction)

Misguided Passions and the Lord’s Prayer (2024 Non-fiction)

30 Insights for New Teachers to Thrive (2023 Non-fiction)

Website: www.curtrichards.com

Instagram: curtrichards202

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