The Boys of Rubber City - Smith, Steven Richard
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The Boys of Rubber City transports readers to the gritty streets of 1970s Akron, capturing the untamed spirit of a working-class boyhood. It follows a group of kids as they build hidden forts, collect wheat pennies, and fight over marbles in a world alive with the hum of summer games-sandlot hardball, Chinese jump rope, and Indian wrestling. As streetlights flicker on at dusk, the boys, sunburned and scuffed, head home hungry for supper. Beyond these daily adventures, the story explores the resilience needed to grow up in a Rust Belt city. From jumping out of trees to the harmless thrill of…mehr

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The Boys of Rubber City transports readers to the gritty streets of 1970s Akron, capturing the untamed spirit of a working-class boyhood. It follows a group of kids as they build hidden forts, collect wheat pennies, and fight over marbles in a world alive with the hum of summer games-sandlot hardball, Chinese jump rope, and Indian wrestling. As streetlights flicker on at dusk, the boys, sunburned and scuffed, head home hungry for supper. Beyond these daily adventures, the story explores the resilience needed to grow up in a Rust Belt city. From jumping out of trees to the harmless thrill of love notes passed on a playground, childhood here is a dance between bruised knees and budding friendships. References to Batman lunchboxes and yo-yos serve as nostalgic markers of a bygone era when kids roamed free, blissfully unaware of the hardships around them. Through these tales, the author reflects on the essence of youth-where every scraped knee tells a story, and the laughter of children echoes through the smoke of Akron's industry.
Autorenporträt
Steven Richard Smith, a former federal agent turned educator, left the Bureau of ATF in the early 90s to pursue his passion for teaching and writing. With a Master of Arts in English from the University of Akron, Smith draws on his own blue-collar upbringing in Ohio to craft stories that explore the grittier side of American boyhood. As a teen, he was inspired by the great lyricists, saving up for a subscription to Rolling Stone to hone his writing skills.Smith's journey led him to self-publish King of Methamphetamine Valley, a true-crime story rooted in his work as an investigator. He followed it with The Trial of Agent Whitehall, and two comic novels: The Accidental Girlfriend and The Honest Applicant. His diverse writing portfolio also includes poetry, satire, and educational publications, earning him the Ohioana Citation in the Field of Education.Smith continues to teach and inspire young writers, blending his unique life experiences into lessons on language and life. He resides in Massillon, Ohio, where he designs educational tools like Sentence Smackdown, a game that makes learning grammar fun.