Download or read book The Acquaintance written by Kyle Geertsma and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-08 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adam Childe is a teenage boy in a time of chaos and change. Raised in a secluded African village and apart from the world, he is alone and without friends, tormented by a merciless tyrant who relentlessly attempts to make slaves out of his fellow villagers. After two long years of growth and an encounter with a supernatural being, Adam may have finally found a way to secure his worth and save his home. With Death on his side, Adam realizes his potential, the value of life itself, and begins his journey into the vast world around him and the hardships of facing his darkest fears head-on.