Point of No Return: Point of No Return/Freedom's Run/Dark Passage/The Stranger's Message

Fans of the long-running audio series Adventures in Odyssey can hardly remember a time when there wasn't a Connie or a Eugene?or an Imagination Station. But there was. Now step back in time as these exciting novels whisk you away to the days before the popular radio show.Standing up for what you believe isn’t easy, as the kids in Odyssey discover in these four engaging stories. In Point of No Return, Jimmy Barclay finds that doing the right thing can cost him everything he thinks is most precious. In Dark Passage, Jack Davis and Matt Booker ignore a keep-out sign on the Imagination Station. Suddenly, they’re in pre-Civil War America, where slave traders capture Matt. The story continues in Freedom Run as Matt escapes from the slave traders and is joined by Jack for a thrilling Underground Railroad adventure. In The Stranger’s Message, Mr. Whittaker and the kids at Whit’s End meet a stranger in need and ask themselves, “What would Jesus do?”Author Paul McCusker has written over 200 episodes of Adventures in Odyssey and been involved from the early days of the show. Set in a time before the radio show, these stories often reference the beginnings of inventions like the Imagination Station, familiar characters like the Barclays coming to town, and other AIO references that fans will enjoy.4 Books in One Volume!Welcome to Kidsboro!Four Original Stories of Suspense, Adventure, and FaithStanding up for what you believe isn’t easy, as the kids in Odyssey discover in these four engaging stories. In Point of No Return, Jimmy Barclay finds that doing the right thing can cost him everything he thinks is most precious. In Dark Passage, Jack Davis and Matt Booker ignore a keep-out sign on the Imagination Station. Suddenly, they’re in pre-Civil War America, where slave traders capture Matt. The story continues in Freedom Run as Matt escapes from the slave traders and is joined by Jack for a thrilling Underground Railroad adventure. In The Stranger’s Message, Mr. Whittaker and the kids at Whit’s End meet a stranger in need and ask themselves, “What would Jesus do?”Recommended for ages 8 and upLook for other exciting titles from Adventures in Odyssey: Strange Journey Back, Danger Lies Ahead, and The Fight for Kidsboro.About the AuthorPaul McCusker is Vice President of Global Resource Development and Innovation for Focus on the Family. He has been a writer of fiction, nonfiction, and drama since 1979. For Adventures in Odyssey alone, he has written over 200 half-hour radio episodes, eighteen novels, and two screenplays for the best-selling animated videos. He has adapted many classics for Focus on the Family Radio Theatre, including A Christmas Carol and Jan Karon's At Home in Mitford. He also wrote and directed the Peabody Award-winning Bonhoeffer: The Cost of Freedom and created the highly acclaimed Father Gilbert Mysteries. Mr. McCusker lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with his wife, Elizabeth, and their two children.