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Children of Vallejo: Collected Stories of a Lifetime

C.W. Spooner

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Description:For nearly all of its existence, Vallejo was a blue collar, lunch pail city where the destinies of the town and its shipyard were inextricably linked. In his first collection of short stories, C.W. Spooner tracks the lives of a handful of characters as they grow from childhood to adolescence and beyond in a hard place where everyone fought to keep what was theirs and children created their own adventures.Spooner begins with the tale of Nicholas, a terrified four-year-old who is ready to start his first day of nursery school. Nicholas knows he must adhere to his father's advice to always be a good sailor, but when the first day does not go as planned, Nicholas discovers the true meaning of friendship. Fourteen-year-old Nick's dog, George, has gone AWOL. But just when he is ready to give up, hope arrives. When Carol's past shows up at her door with wild hair and a Walt Whitman beard, she is thrilled. His war is finally ending, but it is the gift he leaves with her that finally gives her peace.This compilation of short tales shares a compelling glimpse into what it was like to grow up in a shipyard town during an uncertain time when no one took life for granted."These stories ... will touch your life no matter where you are from." -Thomas R. Campbell, author of The Harley-Davidson ExperienceWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Children of Vallejo: Collected Stories of a Lifetime. To get started finding Children of Vallejo: Collected Stories of a Lifetime, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: For nearly all of its existence, Vallejo was a blue collar, lunch pail city where the destinies of the town and its shipyard were inextricably linked. In his first collection of short stories, C.W. Spooner tracks the lives of a handful of characters as they grow from childhood to adolescence and beyond in a hard place where everyone fought to keep what was theirs and children created their own adventures.Spooner begins with the tale of Nicholas, a terrified four-year-old who is ready to start his first day of nursery school. Nicholas knows he must adhere to his father's advice to always be a good sailor, but when the first day does not go as planned, Nicholas discovers the true meaning of friendship. Fourteen-year-old Nick's dog, George, has gone AWOL. But just when he is ready to give up, hope arrives. When Carol's past shows up at her door with wild hair and a Walt Whitman beard, she is thrilled. His war is finally ending, but it is the gift he leaves with her that finally gives her peace.This compilation of short tales shares a compelling glimpse into what it was like to grow up in a shipyard town during an uncertain time when no one took life for granted."These stories ... will touch your life no matter where you are from." -Thomas R. Campbell, author of The Harley-Davidson ExperienceWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Children of Vallejo: Collected Stories of a Lifetime. To get started finding Children of Vallejo: Collected Stories of a Lifetime, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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