Marshfield Dreams: When I Was a Kid

Fletcher, Ralph

ISBN 10: 080507242X / ISBN 13: 9780805072426

Published by Henry Holt, New York, 2005

About this Item

Second printing. Inscribed and signed by the author on the front endpaper: "To Samantha / Keep reading! / Ralph Fletcher." This Marshfield is in Massachusetts. The book is unmarked; spine slant; corners and spine ends bumped. The dust jacket is not price-clipped (original price $16.95); edgewear; a half-inch closed tear to top of spine; Brodart protected.

Seller Inventory # 011020

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Marshfield Dreams: When I Was a Kid
• Publisher: Henry Holt, New York
• Publication Date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 080507242X
• ISBN 13: 9780805072426
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

The colorful boyhood of a popular author comes to life in this personal account

Imagine learning from a nosy classmate that your mother is having yet another baby. To Ralph's classmates, news of one more Fletcher baby is just "scuttlebutt." But for Ralph, the oldest of nine, being part of a large family means more kids to join in the fun―from making tripods in the woods and "snicking" up the rug, to raising chicks and even discovering a meteor (well, maybe). It doesn't feel like there's life beyond Marshfield, Massachusetts. Then one day Dad's new job moves the family to Chicago, and there's so much Ralph has to leave behind. In this humorous and captivating memoir, Ralph Fletcher traces the roots of his storytelling.

About the Author

Ralph Fletcher is the author of a wide range of books for young readers from picture books through novels. He also teaches workshops on poetry and writing. Mr. Fletcher lives with his family in Lee, New Hampshire.