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Bo Burnette lives and breathes stories and finds adventures everywhere. He has several books with his name on their covers, including World War II biography Denver and the Doolittle Raid, middle-grade mystery The Lighthouse Thief, and the short story "Finding Viola."

His latest project is The Reinhold Chronicles, a trilogy of medieval adventure stories. Bo makes his home in the state of Georgia, halfway between the soaring mountains and the rolling sea. ...more

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	Finding Viola: A Short Story 3.48 avg rating — 147 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fiery Arrow (The Reinhold Chronicles #1) 4.24 avg rating — 37 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Denver and the Doolittle Raid: The Extraordinary Story of an Ordinary World War II Hero by Bowen D. Burnette, Bo Burnette (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lighthouse Thief by Bo Burnette (Goodreads Author), Josiah Dooley (Illustrator) 4.12 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Realms Beyond (The Reinhold Chronicles #2) 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Three Thrones (The Reinhold Chronicles, #3) 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Some stories end rather suddenly, leaving hardly a trace of having ever happened at all. Others lumber on, casting loose threads and unanswered questions even as they resolve others. Arliss soon saw that her story fell into the second group: her tale still had many threads to tie up and many questions to be answered.” … Continue reading the reinhold chronicles (bo’s version) → Read more of this blog post »

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