I read everything I could get my hands on when I was a kid. Most of my favorite little kids books have been mentioned, except one -- Call of the Wild. But, my most secret book was Valley of the Dolls. Banned in our quasi Ozzie and Harrietish household, at about age 9 or ten, I struck gold when I saw our neighbor's, the divorced Mrs. Teal with painted toenails, copy in the alley trash can. I sneaked it inside to my room and read it every night. I never got caught. It was so sexy - at least what I understood, which wasn't a lot. There was one word I read and read and didn't understand: sonofabitch. Took me a while to figure out what it meant. I still have that paperback in my blue trunk-o-memories.
No regrets, Coyote Rick Casa Alegre Hollywood, California
