I, A Dumb Boy

"'Oh, Thomas, do you recall the miracle you performed?' Yes, I did recall the miracle, if that's what it was. I recalled other things too. Fergus and the secret chamber. Caty and her still-born child. My sister's treacherous kiss." Norfolk, Virginia, 1775. Thomas Starling is fourteen years old but has never found the courage to speak to anyone except his older sister, Bethany. A visit from a stranger one night triggers a series of events that leads them to embark on a journey to the city of...