Childhood friendships build special bonds that can last a lifetime. Those kind of friendships grow us, mold us and create within us a desire to take on the world.
Thus it was for six children growing up in rural Mississippi during the 1960s.
Seldom do we hear about such friendships because they were uncommon during that era. Often their stories were overlooked because adults were focused on their own conflicts and challenges that were going on around them.
Six children. Six lives that were touched by the innocents of youth and the challenges of growing up in a country wrought with change.
Six children who were living, loving and learning to become who they were born to be.
A great read about childhood friendships and the innocence of a magical time slowly forgotten where people slowed down, enjoyed the simple things life offered, truly knew their neighbors and the importance of relationships.