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The Riverwest Kids
You always remember the neighborhood kids you grew up with…those colorful characters that may have played a role in influencing who you are today.
If you like to reminisce about your childhood, in a time before kids were ruled by helicopter parents and technology, The Riverwest Kids is a book you’ll find relatable. Set in a lower middle-class Milwaukee Neighborhood in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Scott Bush shares his amusing, and at times peculiar stories about his antics with friends. The Riverwest neighborhood, with its alleys, streets and parks was an American training ground for the real world that was not always Mayberry-like. Kids learned how to build relationships without playdates and how to fight when they had to. They learned how to get in and out of trouble, usually for the sake of amusement. Kids tried to process and understand the opposite sex while often receiving distorted and humorous information.
The Riverwest Kids reminds us of that special feeling of waking up on a Saturday morning, and taking off to meet your friends to play ball or jump on a city bus to go downtown without adult supervision. It will take you back in time, in an entertaining and often hilarious short story-type fashion that will keep you thoroughly engaged.
If you like to reminisce about your childhood, in a time before kids were ruled by helicopter parents and technology, The Riverwest Kids is a book you’ll find relatable. Set in a lower middle-class Milwaukee Neighborhood in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Scott Bush shares his amusing, and at times peculiar stories about his antics with friends. The Riverwest neighborhood, with its alleys, streets and parks was an American training ground for the real world that was not always Mayberry-like. Kids learned how to build relationships without playdates and how to fight when they had to. They learned how to get in and out of trouble, usually for the sake of amusement. Kids tried to process and understand the opposite sex while often receiving distorted and humorous information.
The Riverwest Kids reminds us of that special feeling of waking up on a Saturday morning, and taking off to meet your friends to play ball or jump on a city bus to go downtown without adult supervision. It will take you back in time, in an entertaining and often hilarious short story-type fashion that will keep you thoroughly engaged.
291 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 23, 2021
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