Jackie Morse Kessler
Fifteen-year-old Billy Ballard is the kid that everyone picks on, from the school bullies to the teachers. But things change drastically when Death tells Billy he must stand in as Pestilence, the White Rider of the Apocalypse. Now armed with a Bow that allows him to strike with disease from a distance, Billy lashes out at his tormentors...and accidentally causes an outbreak of meningitis. Horrified by his actions, Billy begs Death to take back the Bow. For that to happen, says Death, Billy must track down the real White Riderâ€”who is lost in his memories.,In his search, Billy travels through White Riderâ€™s life: from ancient Phrygia, where the man called King Mita agrees to wear the White Riderâ€™s Crown, to Sherwood Forest, where Pestilence figures out how to cheat Death; from the docks of Alexandria, where cartons of infested grain are being packed onto a ship that will carry the plague, to the Childrenâ€™s Crusade in Franceâ€”all the way to what may be the end of the world. When Billy finally finds the White Rider, the teen convinces the man to return to the real world.,But now the insane White Rider plans to unleash something awful on humanityâ€”something that could make the Black Death look like a summer cold. Billy has a choice: he can live his life and pretend he doesnâ€™t know whatâ€™s coming, or he can challenge the White Rider for his Crown. Does one bullied teenager have the strength to stand his groundâ€”and the courage to save the world?
Young Adult,Fantasy,Fantasy,Paranormal,Fantasy,Mythology,Fantasy,Supernatural,Fiction,Fantasy,Urban Fantasy,Young Adult,Teen,Science Fiction,Dystopia,Illness,Disease
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