I Am One of You Forever
Author: Fred Chappell
Wonderfully funny and also deeply touching, I Am One of You Forever is the story of a young boy’s coming of age. Set in the hills and hollows of western North Carolina in the years around World War II, it tells of ten-year-old Jess and his family — father, mother, grandmother, foster brother, and an odd assortment of other relatives — who usher Jess into the adult world,….Read More
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