Books with title Emperor and the Drummer Boy

Here we have a heartwarming tale of a young, poor shepherd boy, his life in the hills, and his encounter with Mary, Joseph, and the new baby Jesus. Upon meeting the Savior, he decides to give his only possession of any value, but he learns that physical things are not always the best gifts we can give. Walk the hills with the drummer boy and you will find the best gifts are sacrifice, service, and love.

Here we have a heartwarming tale of a young, poor shepherd boy, his life in the hills, and his encounter with Mary, Joseph, and the new baby Jesus. Upon meeting the Savior, he decides to give his only possession of any value, but he learns that physical things are not always the best gifts we can give. Walk the hills with the drummer boy and you will find the best gifts are sacrifice, service, and love.

The Biblical Christmas story and the song the "The Little Drummer Boy" come together in this touching portrayal for readers of all ages. Hesham, a 13-year old orphan boy, lives in Persia as a servant and musician in the palace of Lord Melchior. When unexpected guests arrive, Melchior determines to join them in their quest to find the Messiah. On the journey, Hesham and his best friend, Esther, learn important lessons of friendship, charity and service.

Fourteen-year-old Caleb is raging inside. He wants answers, not lies. He has to know what's happened to his older brother, Jonathan, a soldier in the Union Army. Jonathan has been missing for months and their family is sick with worry. But now Caleb hears Jonathan called a coward and a deserter. It can't be true! And Caleb has to do whatever it takes to find his brother and stop this terrible lie before it goes any further. On the waterfront where a sailing ship heads for the open seas, Caleb recklessly jumps into the most dangerous gamble of his life—one that will put him eyeball to eyeball with the rebel enemy, face to face with the horrors of war and death... and finally lead him to the truth he seeks.

'As far as the eye can see, scarlet men are marching . . . A rich and splendid company, but none more so than the drummer boy.'But a moment later, the sound of Charlie Samson's drum was swallowed in a wild thunder. The glorious scarlet troops had been ambushed. Men were dead and dying all around, and all the beauty was gone. All that was left was himself and his drum, and a few shady nightwalkers - cowards who came crawling from the ditches and knaves who scoured the dead for wealth . . .