When paramedics find a malnourished six-year-old boy near a burning car that holds a dead woman, they wonder who he is and why he won\'t talk. --epinions.com. -- Aspiring Retail If I could use only one word to describe Chasing Fireflies it would have to be \'WOW \' From the very beginning of the book I was drawn into the story and could not put it down.
C]olorful, memorable characters
Southern regional flavor that\'s drop-dead accurate; and lyrical, intelligent writing make Chasing Fireflies an exceptionally good read.
And as Chase Walker discovers, learning the truth about who you are can be as elusive--and as magical--as Chasing fireflies on a summer night.
But when he\'s assigned the story of this young boy, painful, haunting questions about his own childhood begin to rise to the surface.
Now, as a journalist for the local paper, he\'s moved on and put the past behind him.
He was in foster care as a child, but he finally ended up with a family who loved him and cared for him.
Chase Walker was one of the lucky ones. but who never speaks. . .
A small boy with broken glasses who is clutching a notebook with all his might .
What no one realized until much later was that the driver had paused just before entering the tracks and kicked a small boy out of the car.
On a stifling summer day, an old Chevy Impala ignored the warning signals and was annihilated by the oncoming train.
Never settle for less than the truth, she told him. -- Patti Callahan Henry , New York Times bestselling author They have one summer to find what was lost long ago. . .
Martin understands the power of story and he uses it to alter the souls and lives of both his characters and his readers . . .
But will his search unearth long-buried emotions about his own history? From the New York Times bestselling author of The Mountain Between Us comes a powerful story about fishing, baseball, home cooking, and other matters of life and death .
Chase, a small-town journalist, is assigned to cover the story and investigate the boys identity.
When paramedics find a malnourished six-year-old boy near a burning car that holds a dead woman, they wonder who he is and why he won\'t talk
