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Catching On - Volume Two
Enjoyed or a nightmare, who cannot remember a dozen or more experiences from junior high and high school? Unforgotten incidents hang with you through the years. Maybe they were minor, of no particular consequence and of little concern to others. Yet their memory lingers. Young faces of friends come back to you, making you smile—or frown.
In “Catching On,” Joey LaTona’s adventures from the end of sixth grade through his senior year quickened to the pulse of the ‘Fabulous Fifties.’ Joey and America emerged on the same time a coming of age for Joey and a post-war wakening for the nation.
Set in a northern city, Joey’s development is entwined with the phenomena of a ‘50’s family. Two older brothers, two slightly younger sisters, a playful hard-working father and a solid, knowing mother augment and alter his steady climb to manhood. Blossoming into adulthood is a long, gradual process. The fictional documentation requires THREE volumes to depict and document. The six-year period is peppered with humor, triumphs and embarrassment amid many dozens of incidents and predicaments you may find recognizable.
“Catching On” captures the time when most everything was new, fresh daily. The lively and revolutionary 1950’s provides a dandy backdrop for coming of age.
It is strongly suggested that “Catching On” be read in order. They are not sequels but comprise a continuing story of Joey and 100 other characters.
Other Kindle novels by Dan Trumble are “Leap of Doubt” and “Long, Long Trail.”
In “Catching On,” Joey LaTona’s adventures from the end of sixth grade through his senior year quickened to the pulse of the ‘Fabulous Fifties.’ Joey and America emerged on the same time a coming of age for Joey and a post-war wakening for the nation.
Set in a northern city, Joey’s development is entwined with the phenomena of a ‘50’s family. Two older brothers, two slightly younger sisters, a playful hard-working father and a solid, knowing mother augment and alter his steady climb to manhood. Blossoming into adulthood is a long, gradual process. The fictional documentation requires THREE volumes to depict and document. The six-year period is peppered with humor, triumphs and embarrassment amid many dozens of incidents and predicaments you may find recognizable.
“Catching On” captures the time when most everything was new, fresh daily. The lively and revolutionary 1950’s provides a dandy backdrop for coming of age.
It is strongly suggested that “Catching On” be read in order. They are not sequels but comprise a continuing story of Joey and 100 other characters.
Other Kindle novels by Dan Trumble are “Leap of Doubt” and “Long, Long Trail.”
339 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 28, 2013
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