The Trick and Other Stories — George Layton

Growing up is both funny and suprising in this brilliant, bittersweet collection of short stories by the author of the acclaimed bestseller The Fib . George Layton's stories evoke a nostalgic, atmospheric view of growing up in the 1950s. From the funny and faintly ridiculous to the terribly tragic, every tale brings a young boy's small world, and its big implications, to life.