ISBN 9780578806754 Published November 2020 Excellent, like new. Clean pages. No spine creases. Slight curl of front cover. See pictures for overall condition. Book info from Amazon: The Children that Made the '60s Revolution A Coming of Consciousness Story In 1950 with the dawning of the atomic age, SIX MILLION EAGER KIDS send in box tops and 15c for a Lone Ranger ATOMIC BOMB RING. One boy with a speech impediment, can't get a ring because he forgot his return address, so his energetic and resourceful pal promises to get him one, but a sweet girl, a kid in an iron lung, a devoted dad, an abusive mom, and a gang of greasers, try to stop him. Mitch Albom featured THE ATOMIC BOMB RING on The Mitch Albom Show, WJR, Detroit THE ATOMIC BOMB RING ROCKETSwith all the anxious, devoted-to-life energy coursing through a 10-year-old boy. This is a true true true story about a kid and his dog, and his buddies and tormentors, about basic justice and the birth of love. It's a genuine story - a heart-gripping, side-splitting quest that comes out right despite itself. Alex Cruden, Detroit Free Press, chief of copy editors a tender story of friendship, curiosity and all the temptations of a ten-year-old boy. Joanne Kristal It was outstanding. It was hysterical!! It was moving! What happened when Jim was eleven? I want more. Gayle Harte Wonderful story with a nearly mystical ending...Hated to see it end. Robert Scott All I can say is.WOW! This is really good writing! Eric Browne Birmingham, Michigan, circa 1950 Jim flips off his fourth-grade teacher, scrams uptown, Birmingham, Michigan. Jim and his sidekick, Bobby wiggle their toes in a shoe store x-ray machine, startle passersby in a riotous fake fight, then debate the fate of a kid in a polio iron lung. At dinner, Mom pops Jim. Mom is a big popper. Jim's World War II Medal of Honor dad worries about Jim's nose bleeds that won't stop, Jim ducking for no reason. Dad knows why Mom struggles with anger but must end his son's torment. Sundown and mourning doves hooting outside Jim's window, comfort him. Jim loves nature. He whistles with birds, follows mysterious footsteps deep in the forest with Bobby. They discover a shack full of Indian relics and a girl feeding a wild mule. The girl shows them a kachina doll that protects children - just what Jim needs sot Mom won't pop him so much! 'Casey' would kiss Jim if she knew him better. A bond is formed. The boys promise to keep the Indian 'treasure' secret, but a Vaseline-haired greaser who leaves his fly down at movie matinees, overhears them- And much, much more.