Billy Creekmore: A Novel by Tracey Porter

Billy Creekmore: A Novel by Tracey Porter

He is a motherless child,

a coal miner,

a circus star,

a con artist,

a seer,

a hero,

and a survivor.

This is the tale of Billy Creekmore, a young boy with mystifying powers and the gift of storytelling. But his life in the Guardian Angels Orphanage is cruel and bleak, and when a stranger comes to claim Billy, he sets off on an extraordinary journey. From the coal mines of West Virginia to the world of a traveling circus, he searches for the secrets of his past, his future, and his own true self.

Treasures in the Dust and A Dance of Sisters are both written by Tracey Porter. Billy Creekmore, her most recent book, was named to Oprah.com's Kids' Reading List, which was prepared by the American Library Association. She has been a middle school teacher at Crossroads School in Santa Monica, California, for the past twenty years. She resides in Los Angeles with her family.