When Darius Frobisher’s father flies off in a hot air balloon and doesn’t come back, the boy’s happy, carefree life suddenly comes to an end. He is torn away from his beloved babysitter and sent to li
When Darius Frobisher’s father flies off in a hot air balloon and doesn’t come back, the boy’s happy, carefree life suddenly comes to an end. He is torn away from his beloved babysitter and sent to live with his notoriously nasty Aunt Ida. Most of his waking time is spent trying to dodge the teenage boy next door, who is home from military school and hungry to do horrible things to someone younger than himself. Darius sees a ray of hope when he finds a rusty old bicycle in the basement and begins to repair it in secret. Could this be the first step toward a reunion with Miss Hasting? Then one day he is startled to see an old man with long flowing hair riding a bicycle across the sky! Now he knows what he has to do to get away from his miserable life.
BILL HARLEY is a two-time Grammy Award—winning storyteller, musician, and writer who has been writing and performing for kids and families for more than twenty years. He is the recipient of Parents' Choice and ALA awards. Bill won a 2007 Grammy Award for his children's storytelling album Blah Blah Blah and a 2009 Grammy Award for his children's spoken-word album Yes to Running! Bill Harley Live. He lives in Massachusetts.You can visit Bill Harley's website at: .billharley.com.
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