{"product_id":"children-of-vallejo-c-w-spooner-9781475938005","title":"Children of Vallejo: Collected Stories of a Lifetime","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor nearly all of its existence, Vallejo was a blue collar, lunch pail city where the destinies of the town and its shipyard were inextricably linked. In his first collection of short stories, C.W. Spooner tracks the lives of a handful of characters as they grow from childhood to adolescence and beyond in a hard place where everyone fought to keep what was theirs and children created their own adventures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpooner begins with the tale of Nicholas, a terrified four-year-old who is ready to start his first day of nursery school. Nicholas knows he must adhere to his father's advice to always be a good sailor, but when the first day does not go as planned, Nicholas discovers the true meaning of friendship. Fourteen-year-old Nick's dog, George, has gone AWOL. But just when he is ready to give up, hope arrives. When Carol's past shows up at her door with wild hair and a Walt Whitman beard, she is thrilled. His war is finally ending, but it is the gift he leaves with her that finally gives her peace.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis compilation of short tales shares a compelling glimpse into what it was like to grow up in a shipyard town during an uncertain time when no one took life for granted.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"These stories ... will touch your life no matter where you are from.\"\u003c\/p\u003e -Thomas R. Campbell, author of Badass: The Harley-Davidson Experience\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e C. W. Spooner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1475938004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781475938005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/27\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.62d","brand":"C. W. Spooner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45898702881023,"sku":"9781475938005","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_173d6ac0-4cca-4387-98a6-23f2ac06cd51.jpg?v=1721376902","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/children-of-vallejo-c-w-spooner-9781475938005","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}