Description

The colorful boyhood of a popular author comes to life in this personal account Imagine learning from a nosy classmate that your mother is having yet another baby. To Ralph s classmates, news of one more Fletcher baby is just scuttlebutt. But for Ralph, the oldest of nine, being part of a large family means more kids to join in the fun–from making tripods in the woods and snicking up the rug to raising chicks and even discovering a meteor (well, maybe). It doesn t feel like there s life beyond Marshfield, Massachusetts. Then one day Dad s new job moves the family to Chicago, and there s so much Ralph has to leave behind. In this humorous and captivating memoir, Ralph Fletcher traces the roots of his storytelling.