The Year of the Fire

by Lou Hooker Author

(From Amazon): THE YEAR OF THE FIRE tells the story of farm life near Fremont, Michigan, in the 1940s from a child s point of view. Five-year-old Louie meets disaster when he is burned playing with a bonfire in the spring of 1941 on his family's farm. His large family, bustling with humorous and exciting experiences, helps his recovery to be anything but boring. The book tells the story of a family of nine as they butcher a hog, thresh wheat, collect maple sap and care for baby chicks. These and many other humorous, as well as educational, events are told in story fashion.