Dragonfly

<p>W. Nikola-Lisa explores new terrain—his childhood experiences growing up in south Texas during the early 1960s.  Unlike his previous books this is not a book for young children as the author explores the darker elements growing up in a harsh environment.  Although the work feels like a memoir it reads like a novel with the author’s spare unrelenting narrative a perfect accompaniment to the time place and underlying familial issues. If you like this book then you might also like Shark Man a novel for the middle grades which picks up where the author left off in Dragonfly taking the reader to the Florida beaches where young Billy-Boy learns how to skateboard surf and make new friends.</p>