Asa James Claire Andrews you were “an Ain’t

you were “an Ain’t

Just as soldiers don’t whip out their field manuals for the first time when they’re already under fire

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Asa James Claire Andrews you were “an Ain’tBy: JODI. LEW SMITH Published by Koehler Books, 2025 12 16 "A heartfelt debut, beautifully told." Jennifer Klepper, USA Today bestselling author of The Last Road Trip 1875 Vermont. Asa James hasn't exactly sucked on the silver spoon. No one chooses to grow up on a rural poor farm, but a mixed race orphan with Asa's scarred face has little choice. Determined to be a naturalist and scientific thinker in the vein of Charles Darwin, instead he finds