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Jimmy is an Air Force brat.
That means growing up on bases far and wide, packing up a life just as it starts to feel familiar, and learning early how to be the new kid-again and again.
These stories follow Jimmy from childhood through college as he chases fireflies in open fields, builds rafts on creeks that feel like the edge of the world, hops the wrong train in a foreign country, and regularly finds himself in jams he never meant to get into.
Along the way, he navigates life with an older, bossy sister, a younger and endlessly annoying brother, and a family always on the move as his dad gets orders-yet again.
From eight different schools to small-town America, from overseas adventures to first love, bad decisions, close calls, and growing up faster than expected, this is a coming-of-age series about belonging, learning the hard way, and figuring out who you are when "home" keeps changing.
A coming-of-age memoir set in the 1970s, told through real moments, real people, and real emotions.
This book is part of the Growing Up Jimmy series but can be read on its own.
Growing Up Jimmy: Stories of a 70s Air Force Brat Series:
Volume 1
Jimmy's First Bases: Growing Up on the Go
Volume 2
From Bases to Castles: Jimmy in Germany
Volume 3
New Kid in Town: Jimmy Learns About Life and Love in a Small Town
Volume 4
College Bound: A Thousand Miles from Family, Learning Beyond the Classroom
Volume 3
New Kid in Town: Life and Love in Small-Town America
After years overseas, Jimmy lands in the middle of the prairie.
Small town. Everybody knows everybody. And everyone knows he's new.
This volume dives into high school life-first love, awkward moments, fast cars, bad decisions, close calls, and learning that small towns have their own rules. Sometimes funny. Sometimes terrifying. Always unforgettable.
This is where things get real.