From the Viking Press Reader's Report: "This is not just a memoir of childhood, but a story of survival, determination and fierce integrity, none of which the author "skimped"during his time in the Tulsa Children's Home.
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Lloyd Van Brunt is the author of seven books of poems, including two published by Carnegie-Mellon University Press and four by The Smith. His prose has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Natural History, The New York Times Book Review, Los Angeles Times, The Christian Science Monitor and many other publications.
Two chapters from HARDPAN, A Childhood appeared in the Magazine of The New York Times, and Van Brunt was twice a guest on the NPR show, FRESH AIR, discussing with host Terry Gross the issues of child abuse and children's rights. A first reader at Viking Press wrote: "The [book] has definite selling points among which is its easy yet powerful narrative...He is a wonderful storyteller."
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