My Nana Was A Free-Range Kid

Nancy Peek Youngdahl

Description

My Nana was an Outrageously Mischievous kid. In the 1940s and '50s, children were allowed to run free, play outside, and use their imaginations-without parents constantly hovering over them and fearing for their safety. In her own small town in North Carolina-with very little traffic, and neighbors who actually knew each other-Nana was no exception to the free-range kid phenomenon. But as an outrageously mischievous child that was left to her own devices, she sure got into some amazing and hilarious adventures. It was a glorious time to be a child! Both of Nana's parents worked, so she and her brother were often unsupervised. They wreaked havoc most of the time, thus living an exciting childhood. Nana's stories-told to her great-grandchildren-are all true. She relates how her family and neighbors survived in spite of her and is quick to let her great-grandchildren know what not to do. As she says, if she had lived as a child today, she'd probably be locked up in a juvenile home!

Sujets

• Adventurers
• Juvenile Nonfiction
• Adventure

Informations

• Publié par: Outskirts Press
• Date de parution: 26 juin 2018
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781977200969
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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My Nana Was A Free-Range Kid
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Dedicated to my family so storytelling and memories will remain throughout all of our future generations.





M y great-grandmother and great-grandpa are very old. I call my great-grandmother Nana because that’s what my mama calls her. She is smart for an old person. When she talks and uses funny words like “gosh darn” or “yawl,” it makes me laugh. My granddad, Pops, teases her about saying “burfday” or “goff,” instead of “birthday” and “golf.” Mama says she talks like this because she is from the South and that’s how southern people talk.
My name is Adalee and I am eight years old. My little brother, Henry, is six years old. My great-grandparents make my day bright and I wake up excited for another fun day. My little brother and I love them and we know they love us. If you have great-grandparents, you are lucky too.