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Good Old Boy

by Willie Morris

A Mississippi boyhood in the early 1950s

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A Mississippi boyhood in the early 1950s

Set in Yazoo City in the years after World War II, Willie Morris’s novel gathers its childhood adventures around a boy, his friends, and the practical jokes and escapades of small-town life. The book began as Morris’s answer to his young son’s question about growing up in Mississippi, giving its setting a direct connection to the author’s own childhood. Its focus on friendship, mischief, and everyday explorations makes this a coming-of-age story rooted in a particular place and period.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Young readers interested in childhood adventures and friendship
  • Readers curious about small-town Mississippi in the early 1950s

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BoyhoodFriendshipMischief and adventureMississippi life after World War II

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Book overview

GOOD OLD BOY: A DELTA BOYHOOD is a novel for young readers about a boy's adventures growing up in post-WWII Mississippi. Author Willie Morris, then editor of Harper's Magazine in New York, wrote GOOD OLD BOY when his son David, age ten, asked, "What was it like to grow up in Mississippi?" Morris's response turned into a timeless story of growing up in Yazoo City, Mississippi, in the early 1950s, roaming the town with his friends and playing practical jokes and having adventures. GOOD OLD BOY is recommended for sixth through ninth grade.
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