Atlin Where Everyone Knows Your Dog's Name

<p><strong>A boy and the town that raised him - Growing up in Atlin BC</strong></p><p>With natural story-telling ease and wit Brad tells his story of growing up in an isolated northern gold rush town surrounded by his family's many huskies and malamutes. It was an innocent time when imagination was king and the wilderness was a playground.</p><p><strong>Boyhood Fun</strong></p><p>This was the era when kids ran free when they weren't in school and Brad and his buddies knew how to have fun. With self-deprecating humor Brad describes their childhood adventures:</p><ul><li>fishing</li><li>fort building</li><li>swimming</li><li>sneaking into old buildings</li><li>hooky bobbing</li><li>braving the terror of his own haunted house</li></ul><p><strong>Northern Life</strong></p><p>The author combines his own memories with the tongue-in-cheek writings of his mom to describe the Northern existence in a tight-knit community. Hunting fishing trapping and mushing were all part of everyday life. He <span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>tells of average life and average people who in their daily lives did extraordinary things that pushed their boundaries and took them out of their comfort zones. In doing so it made them anything but average.</span></p><p>The reader will enjoy this moving and adventurous romp through a unique childhood.</p><p><strong>What readers are saying:</strong></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>It is an absolute must read!</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> - Terry Milos author of </span><em>North of Familiar</em></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>I absolutely love this book. It's such a well written book of life in small town Canada. The author's childhood sounds just magical and yet it took a lot to be able to survive in such a remote area with none of the modern conveniences we take for granted today. -</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> Kelly Amazon Reviewer</span></p><p><strong>An Adventurous Romp</strong></p><p>This story will take the reader on an adventurous romp through a unique childhood in a place like no other at a time when kids were allowed to be kids. It will kindle nostalgic feelings for some a yearning for adventure in others.</p>