Kudzu Cottage

Helping out Mister Al is just a part time job to young Danny Smith until a dangerous storm forces both to join wits to survive and an unlikely friendship develops. Enchanted by Al's vivid recollections, Danny increasingly begins to rely on his extensive knowledge and to count on their friendship, meanwhile Danny's presence brings the old man's youthful dreams streaming back and he realizes that Danny could help him unlock the forests secret's and find the fabled stone cottage lost somewhere within. Venturing to the heart of a forgotten forest where mystery and dreams overlap might destroy both friendships and lives but Danny and Al aren't willing to give up! Combining history, ecology and current technology, in an adventure story likened to Huckleberry Finn, Hiding Places will appeal to all ages. It is the first book in the Kudzu Cottage Trilogy.