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02240aam a2200277 4500 001 F4D14EB0DA3111EB950CCE9F56ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210701010029 008 190109s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 020 $a 1981114785 020 $a 9781981114788 040 $d TxAuBib $d SILO 100 1 $a Andersen, Doug. 245 14 $a The Okoboji Kid : A Memoir : $b Coming of Age Is Tough, Stuttering Made It Double-Tough / $c Doug Andersen. 264 1 $a San Bernardino, CA : $b Doug Andersen, $c 2018. 300 $a 202 p : $b ill. ; $c 23 cm. 500 $a Although Doug is constantly reminded of his speech dis-fluency, and is tortured because of it, he still discovers a boyhood life of adventure, danger, enchantment, and calamity. For example, he almost drowns in a cesspool, slips over a 200 foot cliff, climbs water towers, and destroys three cars in six days in the first month of receiving his license. He is a stutterer and a bed-wetter, both curses lead to some embarrassing and ultimately hilarious situations that he would rather not remember, but fortunately for the reader, he recalls them all in vivid detail. Still, for some unknown reason, Doug is convinced he's leading a charmed life; that he's invincible and everything will turn out well for him someday. All the while, events are piling up around him, suggesting to the contrary. Growing up in the 50's in a small town in Okoboji, Iowa, Doug's antics and bone-headed choices always lead to his ultimate worry; how will his dad react this time. This story is a romp through boyhood at it's finest in a different, simpler time, filled with belly laughs galore, and tears shed for a scared little boy dealing with his constant reminder that he has a major problem that someday a cure would need to be found. The Okoboji Kid will bring back every reader's childhood memories of families, friends, first loves, and endless days of just being a kid. 541 $d 20190109. 650 4 $a Bullying. 650 4 $a Stuttering $x 1950's. $x 1950's. 651 4 $a Okoboji (Iowa.) 651 4 $a Northwest Iowa. 655 $a Biography. 941 $a 1 952 $l WKPE185 $d 20230310012126.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=F4D14EB0DA3111EB950CCE9F56ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search