Shawn
Daniels grew up in the Boomer era. He was a poor boy materialistically, but
rich in spirit and ingenuity. Shawn went
from foster care to a tarpaper house with no doors on the bedrooms and an
abusive drunken father. His ability to withstand his environment led him to rise
above and find new horizons.
This is a
fast moving read that will take its characters from early childhood to adulthood
with all of the trials, fears, joys, and experiences that life had to offer a
poverty stricken family. Middle grade to adult will find this book
entertaining.
Bette
Stevens, author of Dog Bone Soup, has captured the essence of a dirt poor
family struggling in the 1950s and 60s. Her ability to put you right in the
action of the story will amaze. For those who grew up in the 1950s, this will
take you back, and for those experiencing for the first time, this book will drag
you in and hold you till the last page.
Happy reading everyone. Great book!
Author of Dog Bone Soup
Inspired by nature and human nature, author Bette A. Stevens is a retired elementary and middle school teacher, a wife, mother of two and grandmother of five. Stevens lives in Central Maine with her husband on their 37-acre farmstead where she enjoys writing, gardening, walking and reveling in the beauty of nature. She advocates for children and families, for childhood literacy and for the conservation of monarch butterflies (milkweed is the only plant that monarch caterpillars will eat).
Bette A. Stevens is the author of award-winning picture book AMAZING MATILDA; home/school resource, The Tangram Zoo and Word Puzzles Too!; and PURE TRASH, the short story prequel to DOG BONE SOUP.
