Cottonwood Spring , the fourth novel in the Cottonwood series, is an entertaining, richly-detailed reminiscence of home-front America during the spring of 1945. The last days of World War II have a profound effect on America as witnessed by the citizens of Riverton, Michigan, the setting of this fast-paced and witty story. The two young heroes, Danny and Jase, are obsessed with protecting their neoghborhood, their hometown, and their country from the bad guys. True to form, another fresh crop of villains arrives on the scene only to be vanquished swiftly and in a humorous fashion by the pair of precocious and dlever defenders of the flag. Gary Slaughter grew up in a small town where he carefully observed life on the home front during World War II. Upon graduation from the University of Michigan, he served as an officer on naval destroyers. Over the years, he has written extensively and lectured widely on the management of information technology. Cottonwood Fall was a popular fiction finalist for the 2007 Benjamin Franklin Award. Cottonwood Winter: A Christmas Story was an adult fiction finalist for the ForeWord 2008 Book of the Year Award and a finalist for both the general fiction and young adult fiction 2008 Indie Book Awards. Used Book in Good Condition