Yearnings: Rendezvous: Stories For the Young of Heart, Randy Lee White, 2016
This book of short stories is all about a boy's growing up. The same couple of characters are in all of these stories.
A game of chess is compared to a game of Cowboys and Indians. An apple stealing expedition is stopped by a unique guard animal. One of the boys gets too close to an ape at the zoo. There are re-tellings of "The Tortoise and The Hare" and "The Three Little Pigs" (the wolf has just gotten out of prison, and is looking for revenge).
The author deals with more serious subjects, including suicide, domestic violence and some cliff diving that ends very badly.
Each story is only a couple of pages long, and each is very well done. This is an entertaining read for everyone, especially for those who want to reminisce about their time growing up.
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