Dandelion Wine (Grand Master Editions)
 

Dandelion Wine

by Ray Bradbury

The summer of '28 was a vintage season for a growing boy. A summer of green apple trees, mowed lawns, and new sneakers. Of half-burnt firecrackers, of gathering dandelions, of Grandma's belly-busting dinner. It was a summer of sorrows and marvels and gold-fuzzed bees. A magical, timeless summer in the life of a twelve-year-old boy named Douglas Spaulding—remembered forever by the incomparable... (read more)

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What can I say about Ray Bradbury? Every page speaks that he is a master of his art. I have loved every book I've ever read by him, so it was hard to choose which one to place on my Top 10 list, though I was certain I wanted him represented there. I chose this one, because of its wonderfully nostalgic and delicate fantasy. Fahrenheit 451 carries the weight of an important and necessary warning, but this book is love for childhood lost, carefully gathered and bottled like its titular,...

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