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Welcome to the PHIL CAMPAGNA Page
Author of novels for young adults:
The Freedom Run ~ The Liberty Circle

The Liberty Circle:

Napoleon Publishing
ISBN 0-929141-69-5
Ages 14+
$8.95 Canada
$7.95 U.S.

An Arthur Ellis Award Finalist
A Saskatchewan Book Award Finalist
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Sixteen-year-old Corey has goals in life: to leave his shabby, blue-collar neighbourhood and develop his skills as an artist. His dreams seem constantly frustrated, though, by the poverty of his family and the threat from local skinhead gangs. An invitation to an isolated summer camp seems to come at just the right time. It's even geared for kids like him, kids who hang out too much on the street.

But Gunnarsson, the camp director, has other plans for the campers. Corey finds himself in a recruitment trap, bombarded by dark ideals. He learns of a massive world "conspiracy" aimed at "enslaving his race". Slowly, he becomes convinced that all of it is real. Only when an intervention snaps him out of his gang-induced mindset does he vow to leave the group and correct the wrongs it's done. But leaving the Liberty Circle, he finds, is not as easy as getting in...

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The Freedom Run:

ISBN 0-88833-318-8 __ Recommended for ages 12+ __ $9.95 Canada
A Canadian Children's Book Centre Choice
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Michael Preston's comfortable life in rural Saskatchewan comes to an abrupt end when the aunt who adopted him dies. He calls his girlfriend to persuade her not to leave on a mission to Chile - and ends up going with her instead.
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After a chance encounter in the night, Michael becomes involved in a world of Chilean freedom fighters and decides to help his newfound friend, a rebel by the name of Orlando. The plan goes hopelessly wrong, and Michael suddenly finds himself leading a band of orphans across the mountains into Argentina, with a Chilean army officer relentlessly tracking them down. When an exhausted Michael finally confronts his pursuer on a bleak mountainside, he sees clearly for the first time that his actions depend on what he believes is right. There is no easy way out...

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philcampagna.com School Presentations/ Author Bio Study Guides/ Links (Note: The above links will take you to the new site.) E-mail	Welcome to the PHIL CAMPAGNA Page Author of novels for young adults: The Freedom Run ~ The Liberty Circle
	The Liberty Circle:
	Napoleon Publishing ISBN 0-929141-69-5 Ages 14+ $8.95 Canada $7.95 U.S.	An Arthur Ellis Award Finalist A Saskatchewan Book Award Finalist Read an Excerpt CBC Interview Purchase Info Sixteen-year-old Corey has goals in life: to leave his shabby, blue-collar neighbourhood and develop his skills as an artist. His dreams seem constantly frustrated, though, by the poverty of his family and the threat from local skinhead gangs. An invitation to an isolated summer camp seems to come at just the right time. It's even geared for kids like him, kids who hang out too much on the street. But Gunnarsson, the camp director, has other plans for the campers. Corey finds himself in a recruitment trap, bombarded by dark ideals. He learns of a massive world "conspiracy" aimed at "enslaving his race". Slowly, he becomes convinced that all of it is real. Only when an intervention snaps him out of his gang-induced mindset does he vow to leave the group and correct the wrongs it's done. But leaving the Liberty Circle, he finds, is not as easy as getting in...
(Back to Top)	The Freedom Run:
	ISBN 0-88833-318-8 __ Recommended for ages 12+ __ $9.95 Canada	A Canadian Children's Book Centre Choice Read an Excerpt Reading Purchase Info Michael Preston's comfortable life in rural Saskatchewan comes to an abrupt end when the aunt who adopted him dies. He calls his girlfriend to persuade her not to leave on a mission to Chile - and ends up going with her instead. . After a chance encounter in the night, Michael becomes involved in a world of Chilean freedom fighters and decides to help his newfound friend, a rebel by the name of Orlando. The plan goes hopelessly wrong, and Michael suddenly finds himself leading a band of orphans across the mountains into Argentina, with a Chilean army officer relentlessly tracking them down. When an exhausted Michael finally confronts his pursuer on a bleak mountainside, he sees clearly for the first time that his actions depend on what he believes is right. There is no easy way out...
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