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The SideRoad Kids - Book 3: Life as Adults in Michigan's Upper Peninsula (U.P.)
Hardcover
Publisher Price: $34.95
ISBN13: 9781615998296
Publisher: Modern History Press
Published: Aug 1 2024
Pages: 142
Weight: 0.83
Height: 0.38 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
In this third and final installment of The SideRoad Kids, the boys and girls say goodbye to their childhood. As such, this book contains themes and imagery unsuitable for young audiences. Each of the nine stories is told by one adult character. Blew, Flint, and some of their friends joined the U.S. Army and served their country during the Viet Nam War. When they came home, they realized the war had changed them. They were men now. They had seen death up close and would never be the same. Some coped better than others. Some married, some started families, some divorced. Katie, the most independent of the bunch became a lost soul and spent time in the Peace Corps upon graduating from college. Shirley escaped the confinement of the small country town of Brimley, MI. The gravel road, so familiar to these individuals, was unaware of the turmoil surrounding it. Grass grew, birds sang, and the river kept its secrets.
Sharon Kennedy, who grew up on the 'SideRoad' has drawn on elements of her own life there and the lives of friends and family to create a collection of stories that is sorrowful and profound. She makes no apologies for the mistakes her characters make but she presents the once-kids with love and sympathy. It presents a moving view and, in many ways, a sharp criticism of a period of American history that will be foreign to many readers. That does not mean they should not read it. To those who were there or knew others who were, it will be a reminder of the way things were, even in such remote places as the SideRoad. -- Jon C. Stott, author of Paul Bunyan in Michigan
Once again, Kennedy whisks readers into the rural past of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Through beautiful prose and memorable characters, each evocative story, complete in itself, also links to the series as a whole. The author's deft artistry forges visceral and spiritual links that define community. The SideRoad Kids trilogy stands as a celebration of victories despite brokenness, love despite rejection, and forgiveness. These books deserve high praise and elevate Kennedy to a most honored place among Michigan writers. --Sue Harrison, national best-selling author of The Midwife's Touch
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