This Italian-American Newbery Medalist presents a humorous account of his childhood and youth in Norristown, Pennsylvania.
Contents
Johnson Highway -- East End -- West End -- War -- Lash La Rue -- Ashes in the grass -- Never the monkey -- Shortstop -- Good boy -- George Street -- Mrs. Seeton's whistle -- Night -- A family thing -- Big brother -- Sixteen things I wished I could do -- A swooner in sneakers -- A little stiff from swimming -- Staying in the lines -- Dr. Winters' finger -- God and Garfield Shainline -- Girls -- When I was king -- Johnson Highway -- Fargo, North Dakota.