Download or read book Riley's Fire written by Lee Merrill Byrd and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After an experiment with gasoline and a match, young Riley lies in a hospital receiving treatment for third-degree burns over sixty-three percent of his face and body, but his innate buoyancy helps him transcend his circumstances.