Recognized as PLA/ALLS Best New Books for New Adult ReadersJim May writes the stories of his youth, growing up in the rural Midwest between the Truman and the JFK eras, where trading stories was as common as trading horses, and frequently required the same skills. Neighboring, as his mother called it, was part of the social fabric. These 18 poignant and humorous stories of life's joys and trials told with the freshness of youth, yet tempered with the wisdom of age evoke a simpler time in our nation's history without romanticizing the inherent hardships. These barnyard stories teach readers the importance of caring, citizenship and resourcefulness.
| ISBN: | 9780874834468 |
| Publication date: | 28th February 2006 |
| Author: | Jim May |
| Publisher: | August House |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 200 pages |
| Genres: |
Short Stories Children’s / Teenage general interest: Rural and farm life Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction Historical Fiction |