"Growing Up Doughnut is more than a coming of age tale. It is a story of simpler times in a small town when kids played long after the street lights came on and parents watched out for all the kids on the block. The story is funny, poignant, revealing, thought provoking and, at times, heartbreaking. Although somewhat autobiographical in nature, the story is a work of creative non-fiction with characters that are real, to which everyone can relate"--P. [4] of cover.