Homely, timely, and nostalgic. Author Vicki Krehbiel gives us a narrator willing to walk us back through a memory with a fun filled group of friends. Becky and her older brother, Jimmy, joined by their seven neighborhood buddies manage to find adventure in the simplest of forms as they grow up in the 1950s and early 60s.From catching fireflies, playing baseball, and enjoying summer watermelon feeds, the Eighth Street Nine develop friendships that last a lifetime.You don't want to miss the unexpected challenges that lead them into childhood escapades.