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A Boy Named Rabbit
“Evil’s comin’, boy…comin’ fast. Look for the man with eyes like winter skies, and hair like a crow’s wing. He’s the one you gotta find.”
The remote mountain wilderness of North Carolina swallowed up the ten-year-old boy as he made his way down from the primitive camp where his grandparents had kept him hidden all his life. His dying grandmother, gifted with The Sight, set him on a quest to find the Good People, and though he is filled with fear and wary of civilization, Rabbit is determined to keep his promise to her. When he crosses paths with Sarah and MacKenzie Cole, neither their lives nor his, are ever the same again.
The extraordinary little boy called Rabbit has the power to change the world for everyone he meets, and the resourcefulness to save himself from the one person his grandparents had hoped would never find him. His dangerous and bittersweet journey will touch you in unexpected ways, and once you've let Rabbit into your heart, you'll never forget him.
The remote mountain wilderness of North Carolina swallowed up the ten-year-old boy as he made his way down from the primitive camp where his grandparents had kept him hidden all his life. His dying grandmother, gifted with The Sight, set him on a quest to find the Good People, and though he is filled with fear and wary of civilization, Rabbit is determined to keep his promise to her. When he crosses paths with Sarah and MacKenzie Cole, neither their lives nor his, are ever the same again.
The extraordinary little boy called Rabbit has the power to change the world for everyone he meets, and the resourcefulness to save himself from the one person his grandparents had hoped would never find him. His dangerous and bittersweet journey will touch you in unexpected ways, and once you've let Rabbit into your heart, you'll never forget him.
442 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 24, 2015
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About the author
Marcia Meara
14 books59 followersMarcia Meara lives in central Florida, just north of Orlando, with her husband of over thirty years and four big cats.
When not writing or blogging, she spends her time gardening, and enjoying the surprising amount of wildlife that manages to make a home in her suburban yard. She enjoys nature. Really, really enjoys it. All of it! Well, almost all of it, anyway. From birds, to furry critters, to her very favorites, snakes. The exception would be spiders, which she truly loathes, convinced that anything with eight hairy legs is surely up to no good. She does not, however, kill spiders anymore, since she knows they have their place in the world. Besides, her husband now handles her Arachnid Catch and Release Program, and she's good with that.
Spiders aside, the one thing Marcia would like to tell each of her readers is that it's never too late to make your dreams come true. If, at the age of 69, she could write and publish a book (and thus fulfill 64 years of longing to do that very thing), you can make your own dreams a reality, too. Go for it! What have you got to lose?
CONTACT MARCIA HERE:
The Write Stuff: http://marciamearawrites.com/
Facebook Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/marcia.meara...
Facebook Personal Page: https://www.facebook.com/marcia.meara
Twitter: @marciameara
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/marciameara/
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MARCIA'S BOOKS:
Wake-Robin Ridge
A Boy Named Rabbit: Wake-Robin Ridge Book 2
Harbinger: Wake-Robin Ridge Book 3
Swamp Ghosts: A Riverbend Novel
Finding Hunter: Riverbend Book 2
That Darkest Place: Riverbend Book 3
The Emissary: A Riverbend Spinoff Novella
The Emissary 2: To Love Somebody
The Emissary 3: Love Hurts
The Emissary Trilogy
Summer Magic: Poems of Life & Love
When not writing or blogging, she spends her time gardening, and enjoying the surprising amount of wildlife that manages to make a home in her suburban yard. She enjoys nature. Really, really enjoys it. All of it! Well, almost all of it, anyway. From birds, to furry critters, to her very favorites, snakes. The exception would be spiders, which she truly loathes, convinced that anything with eight hairy legs is surely up to no good. She does not, however, kill spiders anymore, since she knows they have their place in the world. Besides, her husband now handles her Arachnid Catch and Release Program, and she's good with that.
Spiders aside, the one thing Marcia would like to tell each of her readers is that it's never too late to make your dreams come true. If, at the age of 69, she could write and publish a book (and thus fulfill 64 years of longing to do that very thing), you can make your own dreams a reality, too. Go for it! What have you got to lose?
CONTACT MARCIA HERE:
The Write Stuff: http://marciamearawrites.com/
Facebook Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/marcia.meara...
Facebook Personal Page: https://www.facebook.com/marcia.meara
Twitter: @marciameara
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/marciameara/
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MARCIA'S BOOKS:
Wake-Robin Ridge
A Boy Named Rabbit: Wake-Robin Ridge Book 2
Harbinger: Wake-Robin Ridge Book 3
Swamp Ghosts: A Riverbend Novel
Finding Hunter: Riverbend Book 2
That Darkest Place: Riverbend Book 3
The Emissary: A Riverbend Spinoff Novella
The Emissary 2: To Love Somebody
The Emissary 3: Love Hurts
The Emissary Trilogy
Summer Magic: Poems of Life & Love
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September 29, 2018
This book is a gem!
Ten year old Rabbit has only known one way of life raised in the North Carolina mountains by elderly grandparents. His grandpa disappears and his grandmother dies leaving him with the stern warning, “Evil’s comin’, boy…comin’ fast. Look for the man with eyes like winter skies, and hair like a crow’s wing. He’s the one you gotta find.”
Scared, but determined to abide by her last wishes, Rabbit packs his meagre belongings and heads across the mountains until he stumbles upon Sarah and Mac.
Sarah can't believe her eyes when she spots a boy hiding in the woods on their property. It takes time and patience, but she finally manages to convince the boy (Rabbit) to come to her house and meet her husband, Mac.
Mac lost his own son years ago and wants nothing to do with the child Sarah has foisted onto them. He works to find Rabbit's family so that he can get his safe, quiet home back, but he can't help coming to care for the boy.
They're amazed and charmed by the delight Rabbit takes in things they've always taken for granted; music, electricity, a fridge, even a bed.
“I been sleepin’ under the stars my whole life, an’ when I woke up here, I didn’t know where I was, an’ I couldn’t even figger who I was, neither. I lost me…you know that part what makes us each just us an’ no one else?
Meara, Marcia. A Boy Named Rabbit: Wake-Robin Ridge Book 2 (p. 88). UNKNOWN. Kindle Edition.
But trouble is coming to Angel House, as Rabbit calls it, and it will take the love and support of Rabbit's newfound friends to give him the family he's always wanted.
The author does an amazing job of bring the Blue Ridge Mountains to life in this tale of triumph over adversity. Rabbit's sweet honesty creates a hero you can't help but love.
I give A Boy Named Rabbit 5 well-deserved lovely kisses!
Ten year old Rabbit has only known one way of life raised in the North Carolina mountains by elderly grandparents. His grandpa disappears and his grandmother dies leaving him with the stern warning, “Evil’s comin’, boy…comin’ fast. Look for the man with eyes like winter skies, and hair like a crow’s wing. He’s the one you gotta find.”
Scared, but determined to abide by her last wishes, Rabbit packs his meagre belongings and heads across the mountains until he stumbles upon Sarah and Mac.
Sarah can't believe her eyes when she spots a boy hiding in the woods on their property. It takes time and patience, but she finally manages to convince the boy (Rabbit) to come to her house and meet her husband, Mac.
Mac lost his own son years ago and wants nothing to do with the child Sarah has foisted onto them. He works to find Rabbit's family so that he can get his safe, quiet home back, but he can't help coming to care for the boy.
They're amazed and charmed by the delight Rabbit takes in things they've always taken for granted; music, electricity, a fridge, even a bed.
“I been sleepin’ under the stars my whole life, an’ when I woke up here, I didn’t know where I was, an’ I couldn’t even figger who I was, neither. I lost me…you know that part what makes us each just us an’ no one else?
Meara, Marcia. A Boy Named Rabbit: Wake-Robin Ridge Book 2 (p. 88). UNKNOWN. Kindle Edition.
But trouble is coming to Angel House, as Rabbit calls it, and it will take the love and support of Rabbit's newfound friends to give him the family he's always wanted.
The author does an amazing job of bring the Blue Ridge Mountains to life in this tale of triumph over adversity. Rabbit's sweet honesty creates a hero you can't help but love.
I give A Boy Named Rabbit 5 well-deserved lovely kisses!
February 15, 2020
Sarah and Mac survived a terrifying encounter with a vengeful ghost in book #1 of this series, ending up happy and settled together, but nothing could have prepared them for the way their world is turned topsy-turvy in book #2 by the arrival of an elusive figure on their land. Quite what – or who – is the wild, half-starved boy Sarah sees near the grave of Mac’s son?
Meara has created a truly unique character in Rabbit – a child raised in complete isolation from the modern world. The only people he has ever known are his grandparents, and when he is suddenly left alone, he undertakes a perilous journey to locate the man his gran – who has ‘the Sight’ – instructs Rabbit to find with her dying breath. The man who looks exactly like Mac.
Rabbit’s reactions to everything, from the magic of electricity, to living under a roof, to the sound of music, are wondrous, and ring so true for how a complete innocent might genuinely regard such miracles. And Rabbit’s charming dialogue is such fun to read!
Add Meara’s signature supernatural twist, when it transpires that Rabbit’s gran has passed her gift onto him, and you have a tale that is heart-warming, shocking, scary, and truly satisfying, all rolled into one. Once more, I stayed up far later than I should to keep reading another chapter, and another, and then did the same as I did on finishing book #1, going straight on to the next one without pause.
Highly recommended.
Meara has created a truly unique character in Rabbit – a child raised in complete isolation from the modern world. The only people he has ever known are his grandparents, and when he is suddenly left alone, he undertakes a perilous journey to locate the man his gran – who has ‘the Sight’ – instructs Rabbit to find with her dying breath. The man who looks exactly like Mac.
Rabbit’s reactions to everything, from the magic of electricity, to living under a roof, to the sound of music, are wondrous, and ring so true for how a complete innocent might genuinely regard such miracles. And Rabbit’s charming dialogue is such fun to read!
Add Meara’s signature supernatural twist, when it transpires that Rabbit’s gran has passed her gift onto him, and you have a tale that is heart-warming, shocking, scary, and truly satisfying, all rolled into one. Once more, I stayed up far later than I should to keep reading another chapter, and another, and then did the same as I did on finishing book #1, going straight on to the next one without pause.
Highly recommended.
August 31, 2020
Having met Sarah and MacKenzie Cole in the first book I was looking forward to catching up with them, and having read the reviews for the second book, I knew that I was in for something special.
The blurb can often be misleading for a book, but in this case when the author promised that this little boy would touch us in unexpected ways and find a place in your heart, it was true. She has created a wonderful character who despite a different and challenging start in life, blossoms before our eyes. He has a gift that will transform lives and he is also the gift. And for Sarah and Mac a chance for healing and completion.
As with any good story, the road is not all plain sailing, with danger hovering to take advantage and ruin the sense of belonging Rabbit is desperate for. Mystery surrounds his origins. It takes a great deal of research to unravel the evil that resulted in his upbringing with his grandparents in the isolated wilderness of the North Carolina mountains. An upbringing that has prepared this ten year old to survive on the land, even when threatened, and the ability to give love in abundance.
The element of the paranormal in the story is subtle and believable, especially when in the context of the region and its acceptance of special people. The characters of Sarah and Mac develop through the book and events reach a climax that end this particular episode in their lives very satisfactorily. There is an epilogue which hints at the next phase in the story of this wonderful family, and I am looking forward to finding out how. I recommend that you do begin with Wake-Robin Ridge so that you don’t miss out on another terrific read.
The blurb can often be misleading for a book, but in this case when the author promised that this little boy would touch us in unexpected ways and find a place in your heart, it was true. She has created a wonderful character who despite a different and challenging start in life, blossoms before our eyes. He has a gift that will transform lives and he is also the gift. And for Sarah and Mac a chance for healing and completion.
As with any good story, the road is not all plain sailing, with danger hovering to take advantage and ruin the sense of belonging Rabbit is desperate for. Mystery surrounds his origins. It takes a great deal of research to unravel the evil that resulted in his upbringing with his grandparents in the isolated wilderness of the North Carolina mountains. An upbringing that has prepared this ten year old to survive on the land, even when threatened, and the ability to give love in abundance.
The element of the paranormal in the story is subtle and believable, especially when in the context of the region and its acceptance of special people. The characters of Sarah and Mac develop through the book and events reach a climax that end this particular episode in their lives very satisfactorily. There is an epilogue which hints at the next phase in the story of this wonderful family, and I am looking forward to finding out how. I recommend that you do begin with Wake-Robin Ridge so that you don’t miss out on another terrific read.
August 7, 2020
I read the first Wake-Robin Ridge book and had been looking forward to continuing with the series. It was good to see Mac and Sarah back, but the new character, Rabbit, stole my heart. I fell in love with his innocence and wisdom. If I could have reached into the book and hugged him, I would have. The world, through his eyes, is a place I want to live. He was raised away from the world, in the woods, by his grandparents. He believed people were evil, but on his grandmother’s deathbed, she let him know there are good people too. She sent him on a quest to find one of those good people. His growth inspired me as much as it inspired those he encountered. There were some heart-wrenching parts along with some endearing ones, and I deeply felt each one. I highly recommend this book and look forward to continuing the journey with Rabbit.
September 18, 2020
I Fell in Love with Rabbit!
A Boy Named Rabbit is the first book I’ve read by author Marcia Meara and it definitely won’t be my last! Rabbit is a young boy raised and educated exclusively in the Blue Ridge Mountains by his grandparents. By the age of ten, Rabbit had never left his woodland home. This is where the mystery begins… Grampa disappears and Gram dies, leaving Rabbit alone after telling him that they’ve been in the woods all of his life to keep him safe from the bad people. Knowing that Grampa would never return, Gram (who has a gift of seeing/knowing) tells Rabbit he must go and find the good people, among them a man with eyes like the sky and hair the color of a raven. Not knowing what to do next, Rabbit leaves the only home he has ever known. In his search, Rabbit (who has inherited Gram’s gift) arrives on Wake-Robbin Ridge after weeks of walking through wilderness, a mountain where he finds a special woman and the man that Gram had described. Mystery after mystery unfolds and surrounds the boy and the good people of Wake-Robbin Ridge as they try to heal their own wounds and to help Rabbit heal his and find where he belongs. This tale and its people are sure to touch your heart! I’ve already downloaded the next book in this poignant and powerful series. ~ Bette A. Stevens, author of award-winning children's picture book AMAZING MATILDA and other books for children and adults.
A Boy Named Rabbit is the first book I’ve read by author Marcia Meara and it definitely won’t be my last! Rabbit is a young boy raised and educated exclusively in the Blue Ridge Mountains by his grandparents. By the age of ten, Rabbit had never left his woodland home. This is where the mystery begins… Grampa disappears and Gram dies, leaving Rabbit alone after telling him that they’ve been in the woods all of his life to keep him safe from the bad people. Knowing that Grampa would never return, Gram (who has a gift of seeing/knowing) tells Rabbit he must go and find the good people, among them a man with eyes like the sky and hair the color of a raven. Not knowing what to do next, Rabbit leaves the only home he has ever known. In his search, Rabbit (who has inherited Gram’s gift) arrives on Wake-Robbin Ridge after weeks of walking through wilderness, a mountain where he finds a special woman and the man that Gram had described. Mystery after mystery unfolds and surrounds the boy and the good people of Wake-Robbin Ridge as they try to heal their own wounds and to help Rabbit heal his and find where he belongs. This tale and its people are sure to touch your heart! I’ve already downloaded the next book in this poignant and powerful series. ~ Bette A. Stevens, author of award-winning children's picture book AMAZING MATILDA and other books for children and adults.
May 15, 2018
Every now and then, an author manages to write a character so distinctive and impactful, he becomes difficult to forget. Sometimes it’s someone inherently evil; other times the character is a beacon of good. But seldom does such a character elevate himself past memorable — to do so is to vault over a rather high bar.
Marcia Meara’s Rabbit is one such character.
I can tell you she’s written another lovely book with a solid plot. I can tell you her settings are vivid and her villain chilling. All of that is true. Yet none of it matters.
I recommend this story because of a little boy named Rabbit who climbed down off a mountain and strode right into my heart.
This is a heart-warming tale of love and family, one that’s sure to tug at any reader’s heartstrings. It’s also a story you don’t want to miss. It's a must-read.
Marcia Meara’s Rabbit is one such character.
I can tell you she’s written another lovely book with a solid plot. I can tell you her settings are vivid and her villain chilling. All of that is true. Yet none of it matters.
I recommend this story because of a little boy named Rabbit who climbed down off a mountain and strode right into my heart.
This is a heart-warming tale of love and family, one that’s sure to tug at any reader’s heartstrings. It’s also a story you don’t want to miss. It's a must-read.
March 28, 2020
Is it possible to join a fictional family? I'd love to join this one and live in the mountains of NC.
Several other readers' reviews have mentioned how Rabbit stole their heart - I'm no exception. He's such a wonderful character - wise beyond his years despite his limited education, empathetic, loving, appreciative, and an excellent judge of character. He's an old soul in the body of a 10-year-old boy, and I just wanted to hug him and protect him from the world.
I was so excited to be back with Mac and Sarah, who I got to know in the first book, as well as Rosheen and Handsome. They're two of my favorite furry characters, and I adored how quickly Rosheen took to Rabbit and felt so protective of him.
Parts of Rabbit's story are tragic, but overall, this is a heart-warming, feel-good read with some pretty suspenseful moments and magnificent character development. I can't wait to continue the series.
Several other readers' reviews have mentioned how Rabbit stole their heart - I'm no exception. He's such a wonderful character - wise beyond his years despite his limited education, empathetic, loving, appreciative, and an excellent judge of character. He's an old soul in the body of a 10-year-old boy, and I just wanted to hug him and protect him from the world.
I was so excited to be back with Mac and Sarah, who I got to know in the first book, as well as Rosheen and Handsome. They're two of my favorite furry characters, and I adored how quickly Rosheen took to Rabbit and felt so protective of him.
Parts of Rabbit's story are tragic, but overall, this is a heart-warming, feel-good read with some pretty suspenseful moments and magnificent character development. I can't wait to continue the series.
April 6, 2020
A Boy Named Rabbit is a warm-hearted, delightful story set in the mountains of North Carolina. Because of the backwoods setting, the story unfolds plausibly, in that Rabbit comes from humble origins set apart from civilization. By the time the story progresses to the understandable reason for this, ten-year-old Rabbit has a place in the reader's heart, as he risks following the directive of his beloved grandmother and makes his way through the mountains in search of his new family. Mac and Sarah live on the ridge and are expecting their first baby. When Rabbitt comes into their lives, it is a slow adjustment to familial solidarity well worth the reader's wait. Rich in mood and setting, A Boy Named Rabbit is an uplifting story with a satisfying conclusion. All praise author Marcia Meara for penning a wonderful story!
January 8, 2018
Having enjoyed the first book in the trilogy I thought I'd give the second one a go, too. I was a little apprehensive as it's often the case that sequels fall rather flat. I needn't have worried - A Boy Named Rabbit is one of the best books I've read in a long time, and I read a lot of books.
The novel tells the story of a ten-year-old boy whose grandparents have brought him up away from society to protect him from 'Bad People'. When they both tragically die within a day of each other, Little Rabbit goes looking for some 'Good' people. He finds them in Sarah and Mac, the protagonists of the first book, but he steals every scene in this book. He is a delightful boy who has never seen the modern world before and is amazed by such mundane items as electric lights, hot showers and refrigerators. We see the world through his eyes and he's such an old-fashioned, courteous, 'nice' boy you want to help him find love and safety.
There is menace running through the book that threatens Rabbit and his chance of happiness and there are times when you want to weep for the cruelty he sees and hears.
You will also read a lot of the tale with a big smile on your face - I did, anyway. It's Rabbit's unique voice and perspective that charms and amuses in equal quantities. He is so well drawn I can see him and hear him with amazing clarity.
I'm surprised this little gem hasn't been read more widely. It ought to be.
The novel tells the story of a ten-year-old boy whose grandparents have brought him up away from society to protect him from 'Bad People'. When they both tragically die within a day of each other, Little Rabbit goes looking for some 'Good' people. He finds them in Sarah and Mac, the protagonists of the first book, but he steals every scene in this book. He is a delightful boy who has never seen the modern world before and is amazed by such mundane items as electric lights, hot showers and refrigerators. We see the world through his eyes and he's such an old-fashioned, courteous, 'nice' boy you want to help him find love and safety.
There is menace running through the book that threatens Rabbit and his chance of happiness and there are times when you want to weep for the cruelty he sees and hears.
You will also read a lot of the tale with a big smile on your face - I did, anyway. It's Rabbit's unique voice and perspective that charms and amuses in equal quantities. He is so well drawn I can see him and hear him with amazing clarity.
I'm surprised this little gem hasn't been read more widely. It ought to be.
September 1, 2015
A Boy Named Rabbit follows on from Wake-Robin Ridge. It is set in 2013 in the Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina and focuses around the story of a young boy. This book has paranormal suspense elements.
10 year old Rabbit has lived in the mountains with just his Gran and Grampa for as long as he can remember. They live in a tent most of the year and caves during the winter with no contact with other people, apart from when Grampa goes to get supplies. Gran is ill and Grampa doesn't return from a supply run. In her last hours Gran makes Rabbit promise to leave the mountain and find a man with black hair and special eyes.
Travelling for two months alone, Rabbit survives until he reaches Wake-Robin Ridge and finds an "Angel house" up on the mountain. These are "Good people" and Rabbit makes a camp near by. It's Sarah who discovers Rabbit first and makes friends, leaving food and gaining his trust.
Sarah is now pregnant and her caring instincts reach out to Rabbit, but Mac is unsure. Rabbit reminds him too much of his lost son and at first he is cold and unloving to Rabbit. Modern living is a wonder to Rabbit who has only known survival in the mountains and he is delighted by what he learns, but he is also very frightened of people.
They can't keep Rabbit hidden, the authorities need to be informed and a search for any family must be made, but as Rabbit squeezes further into their hearts each day, the fear of letting him go increases. Rabbit gets strength from is Gran who guides him from beyond the grave and we soon find that he is a very gifted child.
I really enjoyed this book, the authors writing style which I first discovered in her book "Swamp Ghosts" nails this book for me.
10 year old Rabbit has lived in the mountains with just his Gran and Grampa for as long as he can remember. They live in a tent most of the year and caves during the winter with no contact with other people, apart from when Grampa goes to get supplies. Gran is ill and Grampa doesn't return from a supply run. In her last hours Gran makes Rabbit promise to leave the mountain and find a man with black hair and special eyes.
Travelling for two months alone, Rabbit survives until he reaches Wake-Robin Ridge and finds an "Angel house" up on the mountain. These are "Good people" and Rabbit makes a camp near by. It's Sarah who discovers Rabbit first and makes friends, leaving food and gaining his trust.
Sarah is now pregnant and her caring instincts reach out to Rabbit, but Mac is unsure. Rabbit reminds him too much of his lost son and at first he is cold and unloving to Rabbit. Modern living is a wonder to Rabbit who has only known survival in the mountains and he is delighted by what he learns, but he is also very frightened of people.
They can't keep Rabbit hidden, the authorities need to be informed and a search for any family must be made, but as Rabbit squeezes further into their hearts each day, the fear of letting him go increases. Rabbit gets strength from is Gran who guides him from beyond the grave and we soon find that he is a very gifted child.
I really enjoyed this book, the authors writing style which I first discovered in her book "Swamp Ghosts" nails this book for me.
April 13, 2023
Sarah Gray and MacKenzie Cole from book 1, Wake-Robin Ridge, are now married and living in Mac's lovely home built near the top of the mountain. Sarah is pregnant with their first child and Mac is happy and managing to keep his deep anxiety following the deaths of his ex-wife and son, Ben, under control. Mac's emotional state is still delicate and he is desperately determined to keep his wife and their baby safe.
Ten-year old Rabbit has grown up in the mountains under the guidance and care of his grandparents who have taught him survival skills. The trios lifestyle is rough and ready with Gran living in a makeshift tent and the young boy and his grandpa generally sleeping outdoors in all weathers. At Grandpa's insistence, the family has nothing to do with any people who are all designated as 'bad people' by Grandpa.
Gran has a progressive lung illness and Grandpa leaves his wife and Rabbit on their own one morning to travel into town and purchase medicine for her. He never returns. Gran continues to decline and, knowing she is dying, tells Rabbit that all people are not bad. She explains that contrary to Grandpa's comments, there are also good people and Rabbit needs to find the good people, in particular, a man with winter blue eyes and hair like a crow's wing. Gran dies and Rabbit is left on his own in the wilderness. With no other option, Rabbit packs up his belongings and sets off to find the man with the winter blue eyes.
Rabbit is well depicted as an old soul with a high intelligence despite his lack of book learning. His upbringing has provided him with survival tools and also the ability to assess situations and react in a clear headed and calm way. He is very endearing to the reader with his interesting way of looking at situations while still retaining the need for love and emotional immaturity of a young boy. He is very loving and giving and the reader can't help routing for a good outcome for Rabbit.
Mac's character continues to grow in this second book as he is faced with having to face up to his fears and deal with unexpected and unplanned events and circumstances despite his fears and anxieties. It is an intriguing journey to watch Mac struggling internally to move forward despite his anxiety and it is impossible not to be delighted by his progress and small victories.
Sarah is even more generous and loving than I remembered from book 1, and is the perfect wife to Mac. It is obvious she has a huge heart which is big enough for Mac, her unborn child, and Rabbit.
As with all lives, especially in fiction, the trio are faced with adversity and obstacles which they need to try to overcome. The storyline is engaging and entertaining and brings out the best in the various characters.
Ten-year old Rabbit has grown up in the mountains under the guidance and care of his grandparents who have taught him survival skills. The trios lifestyle is rough and ready with Gran living in a makeshift tent and the young boy and his grandpa generally sleeping outdoors in all weathers. At Grandpa's insistence, the family has nothing to do with any people who are all designated as 'bad people' by Grandpa.
Gran has a progressive lung illness and Grandpa leaves his wife and Rabbit on their own one morning to travel into town and purchase medicine for her. He never returns. Gran continues to decline and, knowing she is dying, tells Rabbit that all people are not bad. She explains that contrary to Grandpa's comments, there are also good people and Rabbit needs to find the good people, in particular, a man with winter blue eyes and hair like a crow's wing. Gran dies and Rabbit is left on his own in the wilderness. With no other option, Rabbit packs up his belongings and sets off to find the man with the winter blue eyes.
Rabbit is well depicted as an old soul with a high intelligence despite his lack of book learning. His upbringing has provided him with survival tools and also the ability to assess situations and react in a clear headed and calm way. He is very endearing to the reader with his interesting way of looking at situations while still retaining the need for love and emotional immaturity of a young boy. He is very loving and giving and the reader can't help routing for a good outcome for Rabbit.
Mac's character continues to grow in this second book as he is faced with having to face up to his fears and deal with unexpected and unplanned events and circumstances despite his fears and anxieties. It is an intriguing journey to watch Mac struggling internally to move forward despite his anxiety and it is impossible not to be delighted by his progress and small victories.
Sarah is even more generous and loving than I remembered from book 1, and is the perfect wife to Mac. It is obvious she has a huge heart which is big enough for Mac, her unborn child, and Rabbit.
As with all lives, especially in fiction, the trio are faced with adversity and obstacles which they need to try to overcome. The storyline is engaging and entertaining and brings out the best in the various characters.
October 12, 2020
I fell in love with a little boy named Rabbit. OMG. This book is so wonderful, I can’t recommend it enough. Rabbit is ten years old, and for his entire life, he’s lived in the deep forest of the Blue Ridge Mountains with his grandparents. They took him there when he was a baby to keep him safe from the “bad people.” When his grandparents die, he starts a solo journey to find a place he belongs.
Rabbit enters the lives of Sarah and Mac Cole and what follows is a story of love, loss, and discovery as Rabbit learns about a whole new world. He’s never seen electricity in action or ridden in a car or listened to music! He’s an amazing character—inquisitive, funny, heartbroken, and wise beyond his years. As Rabbit transforms, the characters around him transform as well.
There’s danger in this book, a bit of paranormal “sight,” and kindness galore. My investment in Rabbit was intense, and I couldn’t stop rooting for him. Though Rabbit is the star of this literary show, the other characters are well-rounded and emotionally authentic. The writing is exceptional with spot-on dialog and an excellent pace. I couldn’t put the book down and got all teary with happiness at the end.
Though this is Book 2 in the Wake-Robin Ridge series, I’m not sure it’s necessary to read Book 1 first, though it wouldn’t hurt. I enjoyed that book too. Interested in something thoroughly original, engaging, and tender? A Boy Named Rabbit will steal your heart.
Rabbit enters the lives of Sarah and Mac Cole and what follows is a story of love, loss, and discovery as Rabbit learns about a whole new world. He’s never seen electricity in action or ridden in a car or listened to music! He’s an amazing character—inquisitive, funny, heartbroken, and wise beyond his years. As Rabbit transforms, the characters around him transform as well.
There’s danger in this book, a bit of paranormal “sight,” and kindness galore. My investment in Rabbit was intense, and I couldn’t stop rooting for him. Though Rabbit is the star of this literary show, the other characters are well-rounded and emotionally authentic. The writing is exceptional with spot-on dialog and an excellent pace. I couldn’t put the book down and got all teary with happiness at the end.
Though this is Book 2 in the Wake-Robin Ridge series, I’m not sure it’s necessary to read Book 1 first, though it wouldn’t hurt. I enjoyed that book too. Interested in something thoroughly original, engaging, and tender? A Boy Named Rabbit will steal your heart.
October 13, 2022
I rarely enjoy a book from start to finish, but Marcia Meara has knocked it out of the park with this one. It had been over a year since I read Book 1 in the Wake Robin Ridge Trilogy, and I didn't have a good reason for not getting to this book sooner than I did. If anything, I liked A Boy Named Rabbit even more than Wake-Robin Ridge.
Rabbit is a ten-year-old boy raised away from civilization by his grandparents. Like his grandmother, Rabbit is learning to harness an extraordinary ability to foretell the future. When tragedy befalls his grandparents, Rabbit is suddenly on his own. He initially lacks trust in others because Grandpa has convinced Rabbit that most people are something to fear. Miraculously, Rabbit survives two months on his own using the skills his grandparents have taught him.
Eventually, he comes across a house high on a hill that he calls Angel House. Mac and Sarah (the primary characters from Book 1) live there, and Sarah immediately forms a special relationship with Rabbit. Winning Mac over takes time, but Rabbit affects not only the characters in the book but also this reader. Just as he begins to feel safe with Mac and Sarah, something comes along that threatens to destroy what they're building together.
This book has a paranormal feel, but I liked that this feature didn't supersede what ultimately is a tale of building trust and love.
Rabbit is a ten-year-old boy raised away from civilization by his grandparents. Like his grandmother, Rabbit is learning to harness an extraordinary ability to foretell the future. When tragedy befalls his grandparents, Rabbit is suddenly on his own. He initially lacks trust in others because Grandpa has convinced Rabbit that most people are something to fear. Miraculously, Rabbit survives two months on his own using the skills his grandparents have taught him.
Eventually, he comes across a house high on a hill that he calls Angel House. Mac and Sarah (the primary characters from Book 1) live there, and Sarah immediately forms a special relationship with Rabbit. Winning Mac over takes time, but Rabbit affects not only the characters in the book but also this reader. Just as he begins to feel safe with Mac and Sarah, something comes along that threatens to destroy what they're building together.
This book has a paranormal feel, but I liked that this feature didn't supersede what ultimately is a tale of building trust and love.
October 29, 2022
I thought the first book, Wake Robin Ridge was excellent… but this second book captured my heart. Wait until you meet, Rabbit!
Ten-year-old Rabbit grew up with his grandparents in the middle of the North Carolina wilderness. The boy has inherited his grandmother’s gift of clairvoyance and he also possesses the ability to communicate with passed souls.
When tragedy strikes his grandparents, Rabbit finds himself all alone in the wilderness. He strikes out on his own, steered by the dreams his grandmother sends him from beyond the veil.
Ultimately, Rabbit ends up at a house high on a hill that he calls Angel House. Guess who lives there? Mac and Sarah, the characters from the first book!
Sarah and Rabbit connect from the start. The boy has no family and this tears at her heart. Winning Mac over will take time. But Rabbit is so extraordinary, no one could resist the goodness that emanates from him for long. Just when things look up for Rabbit and his newfound family, someone from his past surfaces that could shatter the family connections they’re building.
I laughed, and I cried! This book is one I won’t soon forget. The characters find their way into your heart. If you’re looking for a series that you can’t put down, this is the series!
Ten-year-old Rabbit grew up with his grandparents in the middle of the North Carolina wilderness. The boy has inherited his grandmother’s gift of clairvoyance and he also possesses the ability to communicate with passed souls.
When tragedy strikes his grandparents, Rabbit finds himself all alone in the wilderness. He strikes out on his own, steered by the dreams his grandmother sends him from beyond the veil.
Ultimately, Rabbit ends up at a house high on a hill that he calls Angel House. Guess who lives there? Mac and Sarah, the characters from the first book!
Sarah and Rabbit connect from the start. The boy has no family and this tears at her heart. Winning Mac over will take time. But Rabbit is so extraordinary, no one could resist the goodness that emanates from him for long. Just when things look up for Rabbit and his newfound family, someone from his past surfaces that could shatter the family connections they’re building.
I laughed, and I cried! This book is one I won’t soon forget. The characters find their way into your heart. If you’re looking for a series that you can’t put down, this is the series!
August 1, 2020
A Boy Named Rabbit Book 2 of Wake-Robin Ridge is an emotional story with an unforgettable character, Rabbit. I fell in love with little Rabbit from the first page. He is sweet, caring and well beyond his years in his intelligence and insight. There’s romance, family relationships, paranormal activity and a wonderful cast of characters.
The storyline is gripping and a real page turner. The author created likable characters and made this reader care about their welfare. I can see how this series could continue with some more fascinating stories involving Rabbit and his new family.
This is an enjoyable read. You will fall in love with Rabbit as I did, I’m sure. I hated to see the story end! I look forward to Book 3. Highly recommend!
The storyline is gripping and a real page turner. The author created likable characters and made this reader care about their welfare. I can see how this series could continue with some more fascinating stories involving Rabbit and his new family.
This is an enjoyable read. You will fall in love with Rabbit as I did, I’m sure. I hated to see the story end! I look forward to Book 3. Highly recommend!
August 20, 2018
Rabbit has the gift of ‘seeing’ like his grandmother, but will it help him to find where he belongs?
Rabbit has a father, someone he has never met. Someone his grandmother warned him about. He has turned up wanting his son, but Rabbit knows he must keep away from him and stay with Sarah and MacKenzie Cole, but will he be allowed to stay there?
This is a heartbreaking story, one that broke mine over and over again. Rabbit is a wonderful child and deserves to find happiness, even though it seems impossible.
Although you know that things must get worse before they can get better, some of the good stuff will have you reaching for the tissues too...
Rabbit has a father, someone he has never met. Someone his grandmother warned him about. He has turned up wanting his son, but Rabbit knows he must keep away from him and stay with Sarah and MacKenzie Cole, but will he be allowed to stay there?
This is a heartbreaking story, one that broke mine over and over again. Rabbit is a wonderful child and deserves to find happiness, even though it seems impossible.
Although you know that things must get worse before they can get better, some of the good stuff will have you reaching for the tissues too...
March 22, 2023
Author Marcia Meara created a masterpiece with this story. Rabbit, a ten-year-old boy raised by his grandparents in the mountains, is the protagonist and hero. Within a few pages of the book, the child captures the reader’s heart and holds it. We travel with Rabbit as he braves the wilderness after his grandparents depart. For two months, he’s alone and we feel it, know it through the superb descriptive writing of Meara. Then he meets Mac and Sarah.
I highly recommend this poignant story. The characters are memorable and well-developed. The mountain setting is extraordinary. Importantly, Meara reveals her writing prowess. Bravo!
I highly recommend this poignant story. The characters are memorable and well-developed. The mountain setting is extraordinary. Importantly, Meara reveals her writing prowess. Bravo!
June 16, 2018
Straight for the heart.
A must read . Very heartwarming and through provoking. Makes you look at life from a better perspective. Love this book. It made my all time best read list.
A must read . Very heartwarming and through provoking. Makes you look at life from a better perspective. Love this book. It made my all time best read list.
October 7, 2020
2nd in a series. Already had fallen in love with Rabbit and this book is a beautifully written second novel.
August 21, 2016
“Evil’s comin’, boy…comin’ fast. Look for the man with eyes like winter skies, and hair like a crow’s wing. He’s the one you gotta find.”
Those are the words of ten-year old Rabbit’s dying grandmother, who has ‘seeing’ dreams. She tells Rabbit he must leave their camp and find the ‘good people’. Rabbit has lived in the mountains of North Carolina, as far back as he can remember with his gran and grampa, never seeing another soul and has been taught that people are not to be trusted. Rabbit is scared seeing his gran so weak and frail, and worried because his grampa hasn’t returned from getting supplies. But now his gran has become so sick that she’s insisting Rabbit must leave all he’s ever known and go off into the wilderness. So begins Rabbit’s almost two months long and perilous journey over the mountains to fulfil his promise to his gran. He’s determined to find the man she described before she died.
This is such a captivating tale and Rabbit stole my heart. It follows Rabbit’s journey and ensuing development after his isolated childhood, while picking up the story of Sarah and Mac from the first book – Wake Robin Ridge. They are expecting their first child when Rabbit arrives on the ridge and their lives are about to change, in ways they never could have imagined, from the moment they all meet. Rabbit is a remarkable little boy, bright and loving, with exceptional gifts. Sarah meets Rabbit as he camps in nearby woods, and tries to win his trust before she tells Mac, not sure how he will react after the loss that still haunts him, and hurts so much.
Reading about Rabbit’s journey and his meeting with Sarah and Mac is so poignant, it’s described beautifully with believable feelings and emotions. Marcia Meara has such a wonderful way with words, I can visualise the story and setting and feel part of it. I love the way Rabbit interprets life and his perspective of it’s rights and wrongs. His wonder at things he’s never seen and can hardly believe actually exist just make him more delightful. But for all his young age and innocence he has an old and wise head on his shoulders.
The characters are well developed and (mostly) appealing and relatable, the narrative better than ever. It’s written alternately from the first (Sarah’s) and third point of view which works well.
Again, the mountain backdrop is wonderfully evocative and together with the elements of mystery, danger and suspense, not to mention a touch of the paranormal and second sight prediction, make this is one of my favourite books so far this year.
Those are the words of ten-year old Rabbit’s dying grandmother, who has ‘seeing’ dreams. She tells Rabbit he must leave their camp and find the ‘good people’. Rabbit has lived in the mountains of North Carolina, as far back as he can remember with his gran and grampa, never seeing another soul and has been taught that people are not to be trusted. Rabbit is scared seeing his gran so weak and frail, and worried because his grampa hasn’t returned from getting supplies. But now his gran has become so sick that she’s insisting Rabbit must leave all he’s ever known and go off into the wilderness. So begins Rabbit’s almost two months long and perilous journey over the mountains to fulfil his promise to his gran. He’s determined to find the man she described before she died.
This is such a captivating tale and Rabbit stole my heart. It follows Rabbit’s journey and ensuing development after his isolated childhood, while picking up the story of Sarah and Mac from the first book – Wake Robin Ridge. They are expecting their first child when Rabbit arrives on the ridge and their lives are about to change, in ways they never could have imagined, from the moment they all meet. Rabbit is a remarkable little boy, bright and loving, with exceptional gifts. Sarah meets Rabbit as he camps in nearby woods, and tries to win his trust before she tells Mac, not sure how he will react after the loss that still haunts him, and hurts so much.
Reading about Rabbit’s journey and his meeting with Sarah and Mac is so poignant, it’s described beautifully with believable feelings and emotions. Marcia Meara has such a wonderful way with words, I can visualise the story and setting and feel part of it. I love the way Rabbit interprets life and his perspective of it’s rights and wrongs. His wonder at things he’s never seen and can hardly believe actually exist just make him more delightful. But for all his young age and innocence he has an old and wise head on his shoulders.
The characters are well developed and (mostly) appealing and relatable, the narrative better than ever. It’s written alternately from the first (Sarah’s) and third point of view which works well.
Again, the mountain backdrop is wonderfully evocative and together with the elements of mystery, danger and suspense, not to mention a touch of the paranormal and second sight prediction, make this is one of my favourite books so far this year.
August 22, 2016
A wonderful, heart-touching story. I read Wake Robin Ridge and was touched by the relationship between Sarah and Mac, but this time around, the characters reach out, grab you from page one and never let go. That is especially true of Rabbit, a child whose odyssey and tumultuous story resonates throughout this page turner. Few books make it to my “favorites” list, but this is one of them.
If you like stories of warmth, struggles against adversity, with triumph at the end, and a touch of the unusual in between, don’t pass up this tale. It would make a wonderful movie. I can easily see if on the Hallmark channel. The author does a phenomenal job of placing the reader in every scene, but most especially of connecting emotionally. That’s so important in a character-driven story, and this one fits the bill. Beautifully written and told from the heart, with plenty of angst and twists and turns, to keep me frantically flipping pages, this is book is a charmer from beginning to end. I look forward to reading the final book in the series and discovering more by this talented author!
If you like stories of warmth, struggles against adversity, with triumph at the end, and a touch of the unusual in between, don’t pass up this tale. It would make a wonderful movie. I can easily see if on the Hallmark channel. The author does a phenomenal job of placing the reader in every scene, but most especially of connecting emotionally. That’s so important in a character-driven story, and this one fits the bill. Beautifully written and told from the heart, with plenty of angst and twists and turns, to keep me frantically flipping pages, this is book is a charmer from beginning to end. I look forward to reading the final book in the series and discovering more by this talented author!
May 16, 2016
This book continues shortly after the first book ends.
Rabbit has to find the man with the winter sky eyes and crow's wing hair after his grandma dies suddenly. So begins his two month hike to find the "Good people" and stay away from the "Bad", he knows how to survive in the wilderness. But he hasn't seen or spent any time with stangers before so crowds and modern society feels very threatening to him.
Rabbit finally meets Sarah Cole, she feeds him and tries to win his trust. But she keeps him a secret from her husband, Mac, because she concerned about how he will react to this child.
There is danger and suspense as well as mystery and prophecy as the story continues, will the Good people triumph in the end? I'll be waiting for the next book to see how their lives continue.
Rabbit has to find the man with the winter sky eyes and crow's wing hair after his grandma dies suddenly. So begins his two month hike to find the "Good people" and stay away from the "Bad", he knows how to survive in the wilderness. But he hasn't seen or spent any time with stangers before so crowds and modern society feels very threatening to him.
Rabbit finally meets Sarah Cole, she feeds him and tries to win his trust. But she keeps him a secret from her husband, Mac, because she concerned about how he will react to this child.
There is danger and suspense as well as mystery and prophecy as the story continues, will the Good people triumph in the end? I'll be waiting for the next book to see how their lives continue.
December 17, 2016
There is a great mystery to unwind in this second story about Mac and Sarah when she finds a lost boy; also a very human story because Mac understandably is reluctant to change his new life with Sarah. Even the characters we don't meet we feel for; no comfortable retirement for Rabbit's grandparents and tragedy lies at the heart of the story. But this is a tale of love and hope so read and enjoy. I am looking forward to spending more time in the North Carolina mountains.
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