The Rascal in All of Us: A Journey into an Impish Child's Life

By Sheron Donahue

The Rascal in All of Us is a captivating memoir about an impish child, intent on being another Shirley Temple. Laugh-out-loud as the two-year-old cracks an egg into the floor's electrical outlet to see if it cooks. Watch her strip for peers, sing for bar patrons, and wander off to the forbidden river. She darts into oncoming traffic and runs off to join the circus. The capricious seven-year-old steals a $20 bill, which leads to Dad paddling her derriere. But she adores him. Together, they fish, meander through woods, and catch fireflies. In the aftermath of the Great Depression and World War II, she's sent to Catholic grammar school, wears hand-me-down clothes,and gets her hands smacked with a ruler by a mean-spirited nun. Then she's ordered to the cloakroom to sit between the coats and galoshes. She faces pesky perverts, neighborhood bullies, and persnickety peers. In the Rock and Roll era, she nearly flunks out her freshman year. And as a newly licensed driver, she skids across the highway where the sheriff awaits. When she grows out of the impish deeds and prepares to graduate high school, her parents make her choose between the senior class trip and a head-start check for college. Which will she choose?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1470102609
• ISBN13: 9781470102609
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"