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Nick & Carter Holiday #11
Decoration Day, 1933
Tuesday, May 30, 1933
It's Decoration Day and Nick has decided to skip school because he doesn't want to take his history test.
With a fistful of money, he tries to convince his sister, Janet, to head out for a day at Chutes-by-the-Beach where they can ride the Big Dipper and visit the Fun House.
She finally agrees since she never gets to eat the hot dogs with mustard that she likes so much!
Will they have the time of their lives or will someone snitch and turn them over to the police for truancy?
Either way, it's quite likely going to be a day both children will remember for many years to come.
It's Decoration Day and Nick has decided to skip school because he doesn't want to take his history test.
With a fistful of money, he tries to convince his sister, Janet, to head out for a day at Chutes-by-the-Beach where they can ride the Big Dipper and visit the Fun House.
She finally agrees since she never gets to eat the hot dogs with mustard that she likes so much!
Will they have the time of their lives or will someone snitch and turn them over to the police for truancy?
Either way, it's quite likely going to be a day both children will remember for many years to come.
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Frank W. Butterfield
123 books106 followersFrank W. Butterfield, not an assumed name, loves old movies, wise-cracking smart guys with hearts of gold, and writing for fun.
Although he worships San Francisco, he lives at the beach on another coast.
Born on a windy day in November of 1966, he was elected President of his high school Spanish Club in the spring of 1983.
After moving across these United States like a rapid-fire pinball, he currently makes his home in a hurricane-proof apartment with superior water pressure that was built in 1926.
While he hasn't met any dolphins personally, that invitation is always open.
Although he worships San Francisco, he lives at the beach on another coast.
Born on a windy day in November of 1966, he was elected President of his high school Spanish Club in the spring of 1983.
After moving across these United States like a rapid-fire pinball, he currently makes his home in a hurricane-proof apartment with superior water pressure that was built in 1926.
While he hasn't met any dolphins personally, that invitation is always open.
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May 30, 2020
I am really liking the way these series are jumping around throughout the decades. Reading about San Francisco in the 1930's was nice.
May 27, 2020
More properly a Nick & Janet Holiday - since Nick is 10 and Janet 8, with Carter still in Albany... - but this is a delightful story, nevertheless. Nick has come into some money (we learn how, in due course) and persuades Janet to play hooky with him for the day. We are treated to a whirlwind tour of the 133 San Francisco public transport system and a trip to the funfair. Right at the end there is a twist that I failed to see coming which made my little heart go aaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
Splendid stuff, as always - and as I frequently say: if you don't know this author already seek out and devour his books!
Splendid stuff, as always - and as I frequently say: if you don't know this author already seek out and devour his books!
July 1, 2020
Decoration Day, 1933 (Nick & Carter Holidays 11)
Frank W. Butterfield
Published by author, 2020
Five stars
This gets all the stars from me because of its setting, and the sweet, old-fashioned story itself.
Nick is 10, his sister Janet is 8. It is Decoration Day, which we all know as Memorial Day Weekend. It takes place back when there was only ONE world war. Nick has lost his mother, but not yet his father. He and his sister play hooky, but that’s just the set-up. The rest you have to discover yourself.
The whole story felt like an episode of “Little Rascals,” and the emotions are so on-target for little kids. We see who Nick will be, and we’re not the only ones.
Frank W. Butterfield
Published by author, 2020
Five stars
This gets all the stars from me because of its setting, and the sweet, old-fashioned story itself.
Nick is 10, his sister Janet is 8. It is Decoration Day, which we all know as Memorial Day Weekend. It takes place back when there was only ONE world war. Nick has lost his mother, but not yet his father. He and his sister play hooky, but that’s just the set-up. The rest you have to discover yourself.
The whole story felt like an episode of “Little Rascals,” and the emotions are so on-target for little kids. We see who Nick will be, and we’re not the only ones.
May 30, 2022
Decoration Day, 1933 is a delightful glimpse into the life of a young Nick years before he and Carter meet. I have yet to read anything but these holiday shorts in Nick and Carter's journey and as this is Nick's childhood there is no need to read any other entry first. Having said that, I think what Decoration Day does do is show yet another event that helps make Nick into the man he becomes. So I'll just say this as to not give anything away: once again Frank W Butterfield has created a little window into the younger life of one half of his famed couple that delights, entertains, and makes the reader smile.
October 7, 2020
Charming
This novella charmed the heck out of me. Ten year old Nick sets his mind on playing hooky and talks his kid sister Janet into joining him. They have quite the adventure with some sailors who befriend them but guilt soon sets in and we get to see the true metal of Nick’s character at such a young age. At the end of this sweet story we are treated to a 5 star surprise when Uncle Paul comes into play!
This novella charmed the heck out of me. Ten year old Nick sets his mind on playing hooky and talks his kid sister Janet into joining him. They have quite the adventure with some sailors who befriend them but guilt soon sets in and we get to see the true metal of Nick’s character at such a young age. At the end of this sweet story we are treated to a 5 star surprise when Uncle Paul comes into play!
September 10, 2025
Quite the Surprise!
This was more than I expected from one of these vignettes. It’s a detailed bit of back history for Nick and Janet, and answers some questions about Uncle Paul’s decisions later in life.
This was more than I expected from one of these vignettes. It’s a detailed bit of back history for Nick and Janet, and answers some questions about Uncle Paul’s decisions later in life.
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