Lost Innocence — Vada M. Wolter; Joseph A. Zapalac

JOHNNY NEVER LIKED CHANGE. THE MOVE TO TOWN AND NAGGING EMPTINESS LEADS HIM DOWN MANY ROADS IN HIS SEARCH FOR HAPPINESS, AND HOME. Standing there on the back porch, Johnny thought how he had to be the loneliest boy on earth. A few days shy of turning twelve, he knew he'd never again experience the innocence of the country. He wanted to fit in, to the point of allowing abuse in ways he never dreamed. With the love of Becky, he could look beyond this and move forward. He struggled to graduate, and finding no future in hometown, joined the Army. He continues to follow his dream while searching for something to fill the emptiness.