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Growing Up Yooper: Childhood Memories of Michigan's Upper Peninsula
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I grew up at the same time and about 50 miles from the author's setting for this book and could identify with many of her experiences. I especially could relate to her school experiences and enjoyed having those memories evoked to be re-enjoyed. I think Carol Brisson Zechlin would have enjoyed taking the fictional bus trip my characters took in [[ASIN:... »
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Memories of a Catholic Girlhood
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In this memoir Mary McCarthy's childhood appears to be marked by two contradictory principles: orphanhood and board study at a Catholic convent. Convent life appears to her as a revelation of the aristocratic principle in life. The Catholic nuncs she encounters are dazzling intellectuals, preoccupied by themes such as purification through sin and the f... »
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On Hitler's Mountain: Overcoming the Legacy of a Nazi Childhood
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This book makes it clear under what pressures kids and teens grew up in the thirties and forties in Germany. The writer shows the big riff between the older and younger generations in Germany during the Hitler era. It is personal and detailed. It reaffirms many of the stories I heve heard from my parents and grandparents. A must read for every interest... »
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A Bag of Marbles
A bag of marbles was pretty good. If you are looking for an educational book about wwII and want to escape the gore, this is the book for you. It gets a l... »
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Tiny Titan
The Mom's Choice AwardsA honors excellence in family-friendly media, products and services. An esteemed panel of judges includes education, media and ot... »
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A Tuscan Childhood
What could be more romantic than living in an ancient fortress, dining in its rooftop garden, and sleeping under the stars? English artists and intellectu... »
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Rocket Boys: A Memoir
Inspired by Werner von Braun and his Cape Canaveral team, 14-year-old Homer Hickam decided in 1957 to build his own rockets. They were his ticket out of C... »
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