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Young Whit #1:
Young Whit & the Traitor's Treasure
Something sinister happened decades ago to disgrace the
Whittaker name. Can young Whit discover the truth—and find the
traitor's treasure—before they're gone forever?
Nine-year-old John Avery Whittaker and
his family have just moved to the small town of Provenance, North
Carolina. It's the 1930s, the midst of the Great Depression.
Johnny's father has taken a position
as a professor at nearby Duke University. Now Johnny must not only
deal with a new school, new friends, and a new bully, but a
decades-old scandal that has tarnished the Whittaker family's
reputation, and an amazing mystery involving the contents of a musty
old trunk.
After all these years, can Johnny discover the truth of what
happened? And if he can, will it restore honor to the Whittakers—or
bring further shame to his family's name?
Find out in Young Whit and the
Traitor's Treasure, book one in a new series exploring the
childhood escapades of the most-beloved character in the town of
Odyssey!
Phil Lollar started his performing
career at the tender age of five. He won numerous acting
awards in high school, and studied music, screenwriting
and directing in college, receiving a degree in Cinema
Production from Los Angeles City College. Phil then
worked with Focus on the Family, co-creating the
award-winning dramatic series Adventures in Odyssey,
writing more than 250 episodes of the show and directing
more than 300 episodes. At Focus, Phil met Jeff Parker
and Nathan Carlson, and the three of them developed the
hit comedy series Jungle Jam and Friends the Radio
Show! Phil also served as a writer and consultant
for the Nickelodeon/Jim Henson television series, The
Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss, twice nominated for
the Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Series. Phil
has also played numerous characters for AIO, including
Dale Jacobs, Odyssey Times editor.
Dave
Arnold is the executive producer for both the Focus on the Family
Radio Theatre and Adventures in Odyssey series. He has worked
professionally for over 20 years as a writer (Amazing Grace), director
(Anne of Green Gables), sound designer (The Chronicles of Narnia), and
producer, on hundreds of audio dramas heard around the world. Dave and
his wife, Janna, have two children and reside in Colorado Springs,
Colorado. As one of the original members of the AIO staff, Dave has been
involved in every facet of the radio drama process, including sound
design, writing, directing, voice-over and production. He was sound
designer on Radio Theatre's dramatization of C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles
of Narnia, as well as the Peabody award-winning saga, Dietrich
Bonhoeffer: The Cost of Freedom and wrote the adaptation of Corrie ten
Boom's epic story, The Hiding Place. Dave and his wife Janna have two
children, Amber and Landon.
Young Whit is a
series of exploring the childhood escapades of the most-beloved
character in the town of Odyssey, John Avery Whittaker. Recommended
for ages 10 and up.
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