Born into a family with special needs in a small, Dutch Michigan town in the early 1960s and raised by his deeply religious grandmother, Sherwood De Visser navigates the horrors of bullying at home and at school. He tries to create safe spaces wherever he goes in attempts to stave off the bullying.
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SHERWOOD DE VISSER survived school and began working in the local canneries in Fremont, Michigan. Soon bored, he traveled the world, visiting the West, the Deep South, and Upstate New York, and back to Michigan. He graduated from Central Michigan University, earning his bachelor's in history and English. In 1983, he won the prestigious Cranbrook Grand Prize Award for Historical Fiction. Raspberry Wars: My Boyhood through Berries, Bullying, and Bravery is Sherwood's first memoir. He and Anita, his wife of thirty-eight years, live in Michigan. Learn more at www.sherwooddevisser.com.
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Born into a family with special needs in a small, Dutch Michigan town in the early 1950s and raised by his deeply religious grandmother, Sherwood De Visser navigates the horrors of bullying at home and at school.He tries to create safe spaces wherever he goes, which include hiding his plastic football in different spots before school and acting as the class clown. He says "hi" to Norma, the scary neighborhood outcast, finds safe moments with his grandmother, and delights in Aunt Mae's happiness-all attempts to stave off the bullying.Respite comes when summer vacations with family friends open his world to the joys of farm life. He gains a sense of order and self-esteem. Until he's forced to choose between living with family friends or his grandparents. Here he must learn what it means to choose a life of faith, love, and joy in the midst of chaos. Raspberry Wars is the story of a kid who navigated bullying and thrived. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798988911500
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