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In this book we follow a twelve year old boy, Doug, through his summer vacation. You follow not only his thoughts, deeds and contemplations, but also those of his younger brother, Tom, who is ten, and of his friends and other characters in the fictive Green Town. The book is semi-autobiographical, based on the author's own childhood summers in Waukegan, Illinois. I thought I would get summers and childhood reminiscences in a small Midwestern town. The year is 1928. Kick-the-can, new sneakers, wa
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Somehow I had missed reading this book when I was younger. I'm glad I didn't miss it entirely! I read Dandelion Wine for my book group and found it touched with magic and great descriptions about that wonder we have when we look back to the time when we are growing up. Bradbury's depictions of the people of Green Town while whimsical are poetic and unforgettable. There are shadows of his science fiction and fantasy to come but this book reminded me more of Agee's A Death in the Family than many
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The perfect book for remembering summer vacation, from that first June morning to the school supplies on store shelves in August. Bradbury takes us to small town Illinois: Green Town, summer of 1928.
I read this one..a long time ago..
ANd LOVED it...
One of my favorite books..
ANd LOVED it...
One of my favorite books..
A beautiful, ephemeral book of poetry
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