The colorful boyhood of a popular author comes to life in this personal account Imagine learning from a nosy classmate that your mother is having yet another baby.
In this humorous and captivating memoir, Ralph Fletcher traces the roots of his storytelling..
Then one day Dad\'s new job moves the family to Chicago, and there\'s so much Ralph has to leave behind.
It doesn\'t feel like there\'s life beyond Marshfield, Massachusetts.
But for Ralph, the oldest of nine, being part of a large family means more kids to join in the fun--from making tripods in the woods and snicking up the rug to raising chicks and even discovering a meteor (well, maybe).
To Ralph\'s classmates, news of one more Fletcher baby is just scuttlebutt.
The colorful boyhood of a popular author comes to life in this personal account Imagine learning from a nosy classmate that your mother is having yet another baby
