Dandelion Wine

Ray Bradbury weaves the story within your imagination, touching upon fun summertime memories we all have as kids, such as childhood friends, the smell of freshly cut grass, the enigma of old people (when you're 12 everyone older that 18 is old), new sneakers that seem to have super powers, and so much more! Dandelion Wine leads you through the lives of two boys, Tom and Douglas, and their adventures, in their northern Illinois town. It is a celebration of small town summer life that makes you yearn to feel the cool grass under your bare feet on a hot summer day. Why it's on the list This book is a joy to read, and takes you back to a simple time when innocence and life were not so hurried; a time when getting a new pair of tennis shoes for summer was a big event, because they seemed to "make you run faster". This book has been a favorite for many, many years. If you want to reminisce about the time when we still had front porches, played "hide-n-go-seek", and were never too busy for an evening chat with our neighbors, this book is a must read. Read if you like Nostalgia and a child-like wonder.