Northern D'Lights: Another Hilarious Account of "Growing Up North" [Paperback]

Jerry Harju (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1994

Ever wonder what it would be like to sneak onto a ski jump when no one was looking? Repair a coffin in the middle of a funeral? Headlighting deer with your girl on the first date? Jerry Harju tells how it happens in "Northern D'Lights," his second book of autobiographical short stories on the trials and mistrials of growing up in Michigan's Upper Peninsula in the 1940's.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...loaded with belly laughs, chuckles, and those memories that bring a smile internally, in the head or the heart." -- Gene Perret, Head Comedy Writer for Bob Hope

"Old fashioned story-telling with a Mark Twain flair. D'Lightful stories that make d'lightful reading." -- University of Michigan Alumnus Magazine

"Only an old bugger who spent his boyhood in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan could have written these hilarious tales." -- Cully Gage, author of Northwoods Reader series --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Jerry Harju was born in Ishpeming, Michigan in 1933. He received a degree in engineering from the University of Michigan in 1957 and completed his formal education with a MS from the the University of Southern California in 1985. After 30 years as a manager in the aerospace industry in Southern California, Jerry began humor writing as a seccond career. He now lives in Marquette, Michigan. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 151 pages
• Publisher: North Harbor Pub (October 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0932212816
• ISBN-13: 978-0932212818
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,552,872 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars D'Lightful Reading, March 12, 2001

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Lidia Menchaca (Marquette, MI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Northern D'Lights: Another Hilarious Account of Growing Up North (Northern Mania!) (Paperback)

Northern D'lights is a collection of humorous short stories about the rigors of growing up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the 1940's. Even today the Upper Peninsula is viewed by most as a strange, wonderful, and sparsly populated area. But it was even more so when Jerry was growing up in the pre-WWII era. In Northern D'Lights Jerry Harju has recreated the events that happened to him and characters he met during that time. You will enjoy each character and story! So sit back, relax, and enjoy!