To Watch the People Go by

Nicholson, Chuck

ISBN 10: 1553696476 / ISBN 13: 9781553696476

Published by Trafford on Demand Pub, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: To Watch the People Go by
• Publisher: Trafford on Demand Pub
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1553696476
• ISBN 13: 9781553696476
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

For nine year old Roger Stanton, the worst part about life in 1956 has always been being forced to go uptown on Saturday nights with his family to watch the people go by. He has always been content to let the adults worry about McCarthyism, atomic bombs, and backyard fallout shelters. Roger, though, is about to grow up in a hurry.

When David, a red-haired bully, moves to town and tries repeatedly to put Roger into the hospital--or worse--Roger's world is turned upside down. He begins to draw the attention of Malcolm Harris, a mentally ill war veteran who lives next door. To make matters worse, he also ends up in the classroom of Mrs. Oliver, a notoriously mean teacher who has a special hatred for him.

Reluctant to confide in his family, Roger will spend the longest year of his life trying on his own to avoid the neighbor, endure the abuse at school, and survive the bully. He will learn firsthand about murder and suicide before discovering David's motive and meeting him for one last confrontation.

About the Author

Chuck Nicholson is a special education coordinator for two school districts in downstate Illinois. A lifelong resident of small towns in America's heartland, he grew up in the Fabulous Fifties. He spent over a year in reseraching and writing this, his first, novel.

His is married with two grown sons and lives in downstate Illinois, where he enjoys fishing whenever he can on the lake where he lives.