Once Upon a Childhood: Stories and Memories of American Youth

by Barbara H. Solomon, Eileen Panetta

An evocative anthology of writings from some of the most important voices in American literature offers a stunning portrait of American youth, in stories, essays, reminiscences, and more from Art Buchwald, Willa Cather, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Alice Hoffman, Jack London, Tobias Wolff, Mary McCarthy, T. C. Boyle, Julia Alvarez, and others. Original.

Genres: Fiction

320 pages, Paperback

First published October 5, 2004

Reviews

[Raymond Meijer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoyable read. I appreciated the breadth of stories featured and liked how it was compiled with half fiction and half nonfiction short stories. All had interesting, real, different perspectives on and from childhood. Featured a variety of authors whose works I'm interested in seeking out.

[Brent Wilson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn't read every story - that's the advantage of a collection like this. I read the ones that I related to, or that struck a chord in some way.

The book is strong on diversity - good representation of women and minorities.