Summers End - Ranney, Tim

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Résumé :
A modern-day Stand by Me, this coming of age story is set in 1969 against the backdrop of the moon landing and Woodstock. Grant is finishing his freshman year of high school in small town, Connecticut. While summer vacation looms large and enticing, his best friend, David, has other plans and drags the boys into all sorts of predicaments. David is determined to date Lisa, whose parents will only allow her to double date in public. He talks Grant into chaperoning, along with Lisa's best friend, Rebecca, who is one of the most popular girls in school. He volunteers Grant for a tournament, they get summer jobs so they can afford dating, and do their best to avoid a class bully intent on revenge. As the summer unfolds and David starts running the bases, Grant is stalked by a farmer's daughter on his paper route, falls for Rebecca (who has secrets of her own), and develops a crush on a customer whose marriage is falling apart. This charming story of a simpler time is about friendship, loyalty, falling in love, and learning that things don't always turn out the way you want. In other words: growing up. If you didn't have a friend like David in your formative years, you were probably him... You can contact the author at: www.Tim-Ranney.com...

Biographie:
Tim Ranney is a small-town boy who came of age in the '60s and '70s and remembers a simpler life and time. Since then, he's grown to be a successful business executive, student of history and a supporter of the arts. He resides in Connecticut and Vermont with his wife, Susan, and a pair of Cavalier King Charles spaniels. Author may be contacted at: Tim-Ranney.com...

Sommaire:
A modern-day Stand by Me, this coming of age story is set in 1969 against the backdrop of the moon landing and Woodstock. Grant is finishing his freshman year of high school in small town, Connecticut. While summer vacation looms large and enticing, his best friend, David, is about to drag him into all sorts of predicaments. David is determined to date Lisa, whose parents will only allow her to double date in public. He talks Grant into chaperoning, along with Lisa's best friend, Rebecca, who is one of the most popular girls in school. As school draws to a close, David volunteers Grant for a tournament and a class bully mistakes Grant for someone else. On his paper route, the shy and mysterious daughter of a farmer is always hiding in wait. The boys get summer jobs to afford dating, and while David and Lisa get amorous and run the bases, Grant falls for Rebecca who has a few secrets of her own. He also develops a crush on a customer who's married to an abusive husband, the town's former star basketball player who Grant angers during a game of one-on-one. This charming story of a simpler time is about friendship, loyalty, falling in love, figuring things out, caring for others, and learning that things don't always turn out the way you want. In other words: growing up. If you didn't have a friend like David in your formative years, you were probably him... You can contact the author at: www.Tim-Ranney.com...