{"product_id":"leave-the-kid-alone-a-fractured-remembrance-9783988321985","title":"Leave the Kid Alone: A Fractured Remembrance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eHistorians and baby boomers alike will recall the 1950s as a golden age. A golden age of television, sports and the American family dream. Steve Zettler's insightful \u003cem\u003eLeave the Kid Alone\u003c\/em\u003e, reveals the tarnish and the shadow that hung over this golden age... a great and insightful memoir\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" Dan Lauria, star of \u003cem\u003eThe Wonder Years\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStevie is seven years old, going on eight, and the world is his oyster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe's growing up above the family restaurant\/bar\/country inn, nestled in the free-spirited, alcohol-saturated Bucks County, Pennsylvania of the 1950s. The Inn is a magnet-a merry-go-round attracting larger-than-life characters from every imaginable walk of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn one side are the customers and overnight guests: Broadway producers, actors and songsters; Pulitzer Prize-winning authors, colorful artists, mobsters, and the occasional governor. On the other side of the kitchen's swinging door are the employees: worldly-wise war veterans, savvy waitresses, and acerbic bartenders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Stevie, it's a world of constant motion, noise, and wonder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut his life is about to change in a way no one could have predicted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing up can be hard to do-and there may be no way of avoiding it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-380170\"\u003eSteve Zettler\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vine Leaves Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783988321985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3988321982\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO005000\"\u003eEntertainment \u0026amp; Performing Arts\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO002000\"\u003eCultural \u0026amp; Regional\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO006000\"\u003eHistorical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vine Leaves Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50341175034093,"sku":"9783988321985","price":23.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/leave-the-kid-alone-a-fractured-remembrance-9783988321985","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}