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Numbered Lakes: Small tales of a kid’s life growing up in North Little Rock during the late '60s Kindle Edition

by William Robert Hibbard (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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6-year-old Isabel asked her father to tell about his own life as a boy instead of reading her another bedtime story. These storytelling sessions produced 23 improvised micro tales told in the voice of a young boy named Robbie. Set in the suburban North Little Rock neighborhood of Lakewood in the late '60s, Numbered Lakes features a cast of unforgettable characters and events, focused on firsts in Robbie's life including playing football and baseball for the first time, catching a first fish, catching a first flight, learning right from left and how to read, along with a memorable experience during the first week of first grade. Meet Walt, Robbie's first friend who catches a catfish with a catcher's mitt, and 3-year-old Herbie, rumored to be with the circus, who rides a bicycle as big as a motorcycle and has a way with fireflies, but never talks. Meet Dean, the neighborhood genius, who is believed to be able to start a fire with a firefly, and Belinda, his younger sister, the best pitcher in Lakewood. And there's Truck, a weightlifter, who rarely leaves home without a shot put and a pair of ankle weights. Keri, Robbie's big sister, has a sharp tongue and puts all the kids on notice, especially Walt, that she's got Robbie's back. The last tale recounts a dangerously rewarding trip to Florida during Hurricane Camille with a narrative twist. Numbered Lakes gives the reader a glimpse of suburban and rural southern life in the '60s as imagined and narrated by a funny child with a lot to say.

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About the Author

William Robert Hibbard grew up in North Little Rock, Arkansas. He graduated from the University of Arkansas with a BA in English. He studied Communication in graduate school at North Texas State University and later earned an MA in Applied Linguistics from the University of Massachusetts in Boston. Robert has worked in the field of adult education as an administrator and teacher for over 25 years. He currently teaches English as a Second Language/English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESL/ESOL) courses to international students in Boston. He and his wife have two daughters and live in the Boston neighborhood of Hyde Park. This is his first published book.