The author reflects on his life and his spiritual calling to make a difference in the world by combining his love of ranching with a vision to help decrease hunger. (Christian)
Fiction. THE SHEPHERD BOY is a novel by Darick Allan. Beneath the intoxicating skies of a plateau at 9000 feet, an incident occurs between children from different worlds. Tommy Montovan, an American boy inspired by Sunday school stories depicting the dignity of animals, punishes an Indian shepherd boy for hobbling his sheep. The consequences cast a scar over both their lives as they struggle with shame, anger, and the reality of their places on earth. Darick Allan was born in Brazil and grew up in Latin America and Africa. He currently lives in Washington D.C.
The winner of the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award, this work introduces a white boy living in the South of 1964, who recounts his first experience of racial prejudice--and his friendship with a black boy that defied it. Full color.
Three foreigners living in war-ravaged Afghanistan--Jamil, a newly-converted Christian; relief worker Amy Mallory; and Special Forces veteran Steve Wilson--search for love and freedom in a country where religious injustice runs rampant.