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The Nine Pound Hammer

Book 1 of The Clockwork Dark

Book 1 of The Clockwork Dark

Book 1 of The Clockwork Dark

By John Claude Bemis

By John Claude Bemis

By John Claude Bemis

By John Claude Bemis

By John Claude Bemis
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By John Claude Bemis
Read by John H. Mayer

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Part of The Clockwork Dark

Part of The Clockwork Dark

Part of The Clockwork Dark

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Aug 10, 2010 | ISBN 9780375855658 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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Aug 25, 2009 | ISBN 9780375853869 | Middle Grade (8-12)

Audiobook Download $20.00

Aug 25, 2009 | 622 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About The Nine Pound Hammer

    What if John Henry had a son?

    Twelve-year-old Ray is haunted by the strangest memories of his father, whom Ray swears could speak to animals. Now an orphan, Ray jumps from a train going through the American South and falls in with a medicine show train and its stable of sideshow performers. The performers turn out to be heroes, defenders of the wild, including the son of John Henry. They are hiding the last of the mythical Swamp Sirens from an ancient evil known as the Gog. Why the Gog wants the Siren, they can’t be sure, but they know it has something to do with rebuilding a monstrous machine that John Henry gave his life destroying years before, a machine that will allow the Gog to control the will of men and spread darkness throughout the world.

    About The Nine Pound Hammer

    What if John Henry had a son?

    Twelve-year-old Ray is haunted by the strangest memories of his father, whom Ray swears could speak to animals. Now an orphan, Ray jumps from a train going through the American South and falls in with a medicine show train and its stable of sideshow performers. The performers turn out to be heroes, defenders of the wild, including the son of John Henry. They are hiding the last of the mythical Swamp Sirens from an ancient evil known as the Gog. Why the Gog wants the Siren, they can’t be sure, but they know it has something to do with rebuilding a monstrous machine that John Henry gave his life destroying years before, a machine that will allow the Gog to control the will of men and spread darkness throughout the world.

    About The Nine Pound Hammer

    What if John Henry had a son?

    Twelve-year-old Ray is haunted by the strangest memories of his father, whom Ray swears could speak to animals. Now an orphan, Ray jumps from a train going through the American South and falls in with a medicine show train and its stable of sideshow performers. The performers turn out to be heroes, defenders of the wild, including the son of John Henry. They are hiding the last of the mythical Swamp Sirens from an ancient evil known as the Gog. Why the Gog wants the Siren, they can’t be sure, but they know it has something to do with rebuilding a monstrous machine that John Henry gave his life destroying years before, a machine that will allow the Gog to control the will of men and spread darkness throughout the world.

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    About John Claude Bemis

    John Claude Bemis grew up in rural eastern North Carolina, where he loved reading the Jack tales and African American trickster stories, as well as fantasy and science fiction classics. A songwriter and musician in an Americana roots band, John… More about John Claude Bemis

    About John Claude Bemis

    John Claude Bemis grew up in rural eastern North Carolina, where he loved reading the Jack tales and African American trickster stories, as well as fantasy and science fiction classics. A songwriter and musician in an Americana roots band, John… More about John Claude Bemis

    About John Claude Bemis

    John Claude Bemis grew up in rural eastern North Carolina, where he loved reading the Jack tales and African American trickster stories, as well as fantasy and science fiction classics. A songwriter and musician in an Americana roots band, John… More about John Claude Bemis

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Fantasy & Magical Books | Children’s Middle Grade Historical Books

    Paperback | $8.99
    Published by Yearling
    Aug 10, 2010 | 384 Pages | 5-3/16 x 7-5/8 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780375855658

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Fantasy & Magical Books | Children’s Middle Grade Historical Books

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Random House Books for Young Readers
    Aug 25, 2009 | 368 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780375853869

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Fantasy & Magical Books | Children’s Middle Grade Historical Books | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $20.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Aug 25, 2009 | 622 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780739380772

    Praise

    Tom Angleberger, author of The Strange Case of Origami Yoda:
    “A rigorous adventure set in our own country’s folkloric past, when the sons of John Henry and Little Bill fought a desperate, fantastical battle for the soul of America. A series which any self-respecting middle school book nerd would wolf down eagerly.”

    Books Ahoy    :
    “This is one of the best books I ever read! There are many twists and turns throughout the novel that kept me on the edge of my seat. Once I started I couldn’t put it down until I was finished.”

    Awards

    New York Public Library Book for Reading and Sharing WINNER 2009

    Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice Award WINNER

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