“Too often childhood is a series of dark corridors we’d rather leave unlit. Here, Reed walks them with courage, flickering a light that reveals and, remarkably, suffuses all it finds with tenderness and hope. This honest, graceful memoir of growing up and overcoming challenges all too common in American homes is organized with chapters as perfect springboards for classroom discussion in any middle or high school classroom. Beautifully done.”
--D. James Smith, Teacher, K-12; Author, winner: Edgar in Fiction, NEA in Poetry.
--D. James Smith, Teacher, K-12; Author, winner: Edgar in Fiction, NEA in Poetry.
