A brief book which is a nice memorial to the orphanage in which the author grew up in Racine, WI. Given his dysfunctional parents, it was actually quite a relief and a blessing to live in a place where he could have fun and be a child. I was not sure whether to catalog this for Young Adults or Adults, as it would be appreciated by both, but have decided on the younger as it is a good counteraction to the typical "orphanages are evil" books. The few mentions of his mentally ill mother's behavior fits in with the current trend of "real life" stories, making the reader feel they are not alone with their own dysfunctional family situation.
The book starts with a description of the demolition of the building, after it's 100 years.
This was published by a small local press so probably won't get much distribution--I encourage you to seek it out. ( )