King of the Mild Frontier
Do You Know:
•A good reason to be phobic about oysters and olives?
•That you can step inside a roaring coal furnace and feet cool?
•That Jesus had an older brother?
•How shutting your mouth can help you avoid brain surgery?
•How to avoid cow-pies during your baptism?
•How to survive in the winter wilderness with only a fishing pole and a sausage?
Chris Crutcher
knows the answers to these
things and more.
And once you have read about Chris Crutcher's life as a dateless, broken-toothed, scabbed-over, God-fearing dweeb, and once you have contemplated his ascension to the buckskin-upholstered throne of the King of the Mild Frontier, you will close this book, close your eyes and hold it to your chest,…
“What I hope my writing reflects . . . is a sense of the connections between all human beings . . . and a different perspective on the true nature of courage. For me, those are things worth exploring and writing about.”—Chris Crutcher
Chris Crutcher received the Margaret A. Edwards Award, which honors an author’s lifetime achievement for writing books that are perennially popular with teenagers.
Congratulations!
Chris Crutcher has been chosen as one of six writers selected by The Writer magazine to receive their 3rd annual "Writers Who Make a Difference" award.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Chris Crutcher’s dad was an Air Force pilot, and his parents were “just passing through” Dayton, Ohio, when Chris was born on July 17, 1946. Crutcher claims his parents…
King of the Mild Frontier
Chris Crutcher