In 1921, two-year-old Warrens mother dies, and he is sent to live with his five wealthy aunts, all school teachers, who lavish him with love, attention and a life of luxury. Just before the Great Depression of 1929 descends, little Warrens life takes a shockingly depressing turn of its own, as he is wrenched away from his aunts, and forced to live with his father in the back of a dingy carpentry shop in downtown Chicago. Seven bleak and lonely years later, a startling suggestion by his father changes fourteen-year-old Warrens life forever, Son, how would you like to go camping? So begins an exciting adventure that leads Warren to discover the three great loves of his life, his future wife Betty, her amazingly wonderful family, and a paradise called Door County. The innocent freshness of first love flowers in the pristine beauty of Peninsula Park, and opens the door to this young mans heart.
First published in 1988, this work reports on a major British study of children’s progress and behaviour in 33 infant schools. The research looks at children from nursery through to junior school and asks why some children had higher attainments and made more progress than others. Using observations not only in schools but also interviews with children and parents, the children’s skills on entering school were found to have an important effect on progress. In each school, black and white children, and girls and boys were studied, in order gauge whether gender or ethnicity were related to progress.
Thank you for visiting our website. Would you like to provide feedback on how we could improve your experience?
This site does not use any third party cookies with one exception — it uses cookies from Google to deliver its services and to analyze traffic.Learn More.