Our childhood and teenage years are times of pure magic
and wonder. They are times when we grow, learn, love,
laugh, and live as though time stands still. Many look back on
those years and the era in which they grew up and claim
them to be best time ever in which to be young. Janice
Huntsinger is no exception, and in her first book she
reminisces with humor and nostalgia of her growing up in
1950s Independence, Missouri, and of the relationship she
shared with her older sister, Donna, her best friend and
constant companion during those carefree and innocent
times. Through recollections of family holidays; school;
picking dandelions; learning how to dance; starching
petticoats; and trips to the movies in Independence, Jan
paints a vivid portrait of a much different, simpler time
locked in the American conscious in a black-and-white image
of innocence where family, friends, and community were the
center of everyone’s world. She invites the reader to join her
in her trip down her personal Memory Lane, promising a fun
time for all.