Author: Mark Gaedtke
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1475948956
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
If there is one thing Mark Gaedtke does not want to do in life, it is to imagine his parents being romantic with each other. Yet as he reminisces about how he grew up in an old farmhouse in northern Wisconsin, Gaedtke cannot help but reflect on how his God-fearing mother and relentlessly sociable father managed to find the time to create six males and still get dinner on the table every night. In his collection of amusing recollections of his youth in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, Gaedtke strives to find the answers to life's most elusive questions such as why he considered taking a fire extinguisher to his senior prom; why he changed the name of his baseball glove from Old Yeller to Old Banana Peel; And why that beefy linebacker snarled like a jaundiced badger. As he details the events of his childhood, Gaedtke shares entertaining tales about how he fed his passion for knife throwing with the help of his father's screwdrivers and survived the steel-toed saddle shoe incident and birthday gifts from his parents who were obviously trying to kill him. Harold's Boys seeks to encourage others to look at their youth in an entirely different way and realize that all our crazy experiences are what made us the harebrained fools we are today.
Harold's Boys
Author: Mark Gaedtke
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1475948956
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
If there is one thing Mark Gaedtke does not want to do in life, it is to imagine his parents being romantic with each other. Yet as he reminisces about how he grew up in an old farmhouse in northern Wisconsin, Gaedtke cannot help but reflect on how his God-fearing mother and relentlessly sociable father managed to find the time to create six males and still get dinner on the table every night. In his collection of amusing recollections of his youth in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, Gaedtke strives to find the answers to life's most elusive questions such as why he considered taking a fire extinguisher to his senior prom; why he changed the name of his baseball glove from Old Yeller to Old Banana Peel; And why that beefy linebacker snarled like a jaundiced badger. As he details the events of his childhood, Gaedtke shares entertaining tales about how he fed his passion for knife throwing with the help of his father's screwdrivers and survived the steel-toed saddle shoe incident and birthday gifts from his parents who were obviously trying to kill him. Harold's Boys seeks to encourage others to look at their youth in an entirely different way and realize that all our crazy experiences are what made us the harebrained fools we are today.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1475948956
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
If there is one thing Mark Gaedtke does not want to do in life, it is to imagine his parents being romantic with each other. Yet as he reminisces about how he grew up in an old farmhouse in northern Wisconsin, Gaedtke cannot help but reflect on how his God-fearing mother and relentlessly sociable father managed to find the time to create six males and still get dinner on the table every night. In his collection of amusing recollections of his youth in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, Gaedtke strives to find the answers to life's most elusive questions such as why he considered taking a fire extinguisher to his senior prom; why he changed the name of his baseball glove from Old Yeller to Old Banana Peel; And why that beefy linebacker snarled like a jaundiced badger. As he details the events of his childhood, Gaedtke shares entertaining tales about how he fed his passion for knife throwing with the help of his father's screwdrivers and survived the steel-toed saddle shoe incident and birthday gifts from his parents who were obviously trying to kill him. Harold's Boys seeks to encourage others to look at their youth in an entirely different way and realize that all our crazy experiences are what made us the harebrained fools we are today.
"Master Harold" -- and the Boys
Author: Athol Fugard
Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.
ISBN: 9780573640391
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 73
Book Description
A white South African teenager's relationships with his parents and, more particularly, with two of their Black servants--Willie and Sam--have a painful, tragic outcome
Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.
ISBN: 9780573640391
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 73
Book Description
A white South African teenager's relationships with his parents and, more particularly, with two of their Black servants--Willie and Sam--have a painful, tragic outcome
Master Harold and the Boys (Vintage International)
Author: Athol Fugard
Publisher: Everbind
ISBN: 9780784837740
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher: Everbind
ISBN: 9780784837740
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Our Boys and Girls
Author: Oliver Optic
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 948
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 948
Book Description
Eddie
Author: Ed Koch
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
The former mayor of New York City and his little sister pen this story based on their childhood with their big brother, Harold. Although Eddie tries to play baseball like his brother, Harold sees where Eddie's true talents are and starts him on an amazing career. Full color.
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
The former mayor of New York City and his little sister pen this story based on their childhood with their big brother, Harold. Although Eddie tries to play baseball like his brother, Harold sees where Eddie's true talents are and starts him on an amazing career. Full color.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Children's Books
Author: Harold D. Underdown
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9781592571437
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Provides practical and timely advice on writing different types of children's books, working with publishers, understanding the publishing process, the importance of illustrators, and building a career in the field of children's literature. Original. 12,000 first printing.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9781592571437
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Provides practical and timely advice on writing different types of children's books, working with publishers, understanding the publishing process, the importance of illustrators, and building a career in the field of children's literature. Original. 12,000 first printing.
Children's Catalog
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Author: Crockett Johnson
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062430408
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 69
Book Description
From beloved children’s book creator Crockett Johnson comes the timeless classic Harold and the Purple Crayon! This imagination-sparking picture book belongs on every child's digital bookshelf. One evening Harold decides to go for a walk in the moonlight. Armed only with an oversize purple crayon, young Harold draws himself a landscape full of wonder and excitement. Harold and his trusty crayon travel through woods and across seas and past dragons before returning to bed, safe and sound. Full of funny twists and surprises, this charming story shows just how far your imagination can take you. “A satisfying artistic triumph.” —Chris Van Allsburg, author-illustrator of The Polar Express Share this classic as a birthday, baby shower, or graduation gift!
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062430408
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 69
Book Description
From beloved children’s book creator Crockett Johnson comes the timeless classic Harold and the Purple Crayon! This imagination-sparking picture book belongs on every child's digital bookshelf. One evening Harold decides to go for a walk in the moonlight. Armed only with an oversize purple crayon, young Harold draws himself a landscape full of wonder and excitement. Harold and his trusty crayon travel through woods and across seas and past dragons before returning to bed, safe and sound. Full of funny twists and surprises, this charming story shows just how far your imagination can take you. “A satisfying artistic triumph.” —Chris Van Allsburg, author-illustrator of The Polar Express Share this classic as a birthday, baby shower, or graduation gift!
The Boy's Own Annual
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Adventure stories, English
Languages : en
Pages : 904
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Adventure stories, English
Languages : en
Pages : 904
Book Description
Redneck Boy in the Promised Land
Author: Ben Jones
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307449483
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Redneck Boy in the Promised Land is Ben Jones’s hilarious, uplifting life story of escaping the rail yards and finding success in the unlikeliest places. As a child, Jones called a dingy railroad shack with no electricity or indoor plumbing home. An unabashed Southern redneck from a "likker drinkin’, hell-raisin’" family, Jones grew up in the depressed railroad docks outside of Portsmouth, Virginia, and spent most of his days dreaming about where the tracks out of town could take him. That he would go on to become a beloved television icon on The Dukes of Hazzard and a firebrand two-term Congressman is a story that no one could have ever seen coming . . . least of all ol’ "Cooter" himself. Written with naked honesty and wry humor, Redneck Boy in the Promised Land is one good ol’ boy’s remarkable tale of falling flat on his face, picking himself up, and finding his way to the American dream-while fighting for civil rights, the plight of the working class, "real" Southern culture, and the rights of rednecks everywhere. From the Hardcover edition.
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307449483
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Redneck Boy in the Promised Land is Ben Jones’s hilarious, uplifting life story of escaping the rail yards and finding success in the unlikeliest places. As a child, Jones called a dingy railroad shack with no electricity or indoor plumbing home. An unabashed Southern redneck from a "likker drinkin’, hell-raisin’" family, Jones grew up in the depressed railroad docks outside of Portsmouth, Virginia, and spent most of his days dreaming about where the tracks out of town could take him. That he would go on to become a beloved television icon on The Dukes of Hazzard and a firebrand two-term Congressman is a story that no one could have ever seen coming . . . least of all ol’ "Cooter" himself. Written with naked honesty and wry humor, Redneck Boy in the Promised Land is one good ol’ boy’s remarkable tale of falling flat on his face, picking himself up, and finding his way to the American dream-while fighting for civil rights, the plight of the working class, "real" Southern culture, and the rights of rednecks everywhere. From the Hardcover edition.