With warmth and humor, Clyde McCulley brings the reader into his boyhood in the midst of Arkansas farmland filled with wonders to be explored and discovered. His optimism, ingenuity, imagination and creativity transform poverty into a wealth of life experiences. In his vivid, humorous descriptions, you meet his family and friends while he questions the meaning of religion, nature and relationships from a boy's perspective. McCulley turns every situation into a plus as he deepens his understanding of what life is all about. The past was never so vibrantly present as in this recreation of one boy's life on Shady Grove Road. A wholesome, good clean fun book for all ages.