{"product_id":"bay-boy-stories-of-a-childhood-in-point-clear-alabama-hardcover","title":"Bay Boy: Stories of a Childhood in Point Clear, Alabama - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWatt Key\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMurray Key\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eJohn S. Sledge\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA charming, humorous, and colorful coming-of-age memoir\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBay Boy\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of essays by award-winning young adult author Watt Key, chronicling his boyhood in Point Clear, Alabama. During his childhood, Point Clear was not the tony enclave of today with its spas, art galleries, and multimillion dollar waterfront properties. Rather, it was a sleepy resort community, practically deserted in the winter, with a considerable population of working-class residents. \u003cbr\u003e As Key notes in his introduction, \"Life in Point Clear is really about being outside. . . . I have never found a place so perfectly suited to exercise a young boy's imagination.\" Key and his brother filled their days collecting driftwood to make forts, scooting around the bay in a sturdy Stauter boat, and making art and writing stories when it rained. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a tone that is simple and direct, punctuated by truly hilarious moments. Key writes about Gulf Coast traditions including Mardi Gras, shrimping, fishing, dove hunting, jubilees, camping out, and bracing for hurricanes. These stories are full of colorful characters-- Nasty Bill Dickson, a curmudgeonly tow-truck driver; I'llNeeda, a middle-aged homeless woman encamped in a shack across the road; and the Ghost of Zundel's Wharf, \"the restless soul of a long-dead construction worker.\" The stories are illustrated by charming and evocative artwork by the author's brother Murray Key.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWatt Key\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning novelist, screenwriter, and speaker. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAlabama Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDirt Road Home\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFourmile\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTerror at Bottle Creek\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHideout\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDeep Water\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAmong the Swamp People: Life in Alabama's Mobile-Tensaw River Delta\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMurray Key\u003c\/b\u003e is a renowned portrait and caricature artist living in Fairhope, Alabama.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.1 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757831553312,"sku":"9780817320355","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fcb2adaae9b042e77d4f7d4e51e05250.webp?v=1780112836","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/bay-boy-stories-of-a-childhood-in-point-clear-alabama-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}