OtherWorld SF & Fantasy Book Club : Farewell Summer by Ray Bradbury
Discuss Ray Bradbury’s nostalgic coming-of-age novel, where Douglas Spaulding and his friends challenge authority in Green Town, Illinois. Explore the witty, mischievous conflict between youth and age as summer gives way to winter.
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