A nostalgic and humorous return to a forgotten America! It’s Christmas1959, and ten year-old Trudy McFarlan has a lot on her plate; scrutinizing the Sears Catalog for gyp-free toys, riding roughshod over her troglodyte siblings, skirmishes with a diabolical teacher, battles with an orangutan babysitter and appeasing her best friend by pulling the prank of the century. And she has to do it all without incurring the dreaded consequence—grounded for the holidays. Cigarette-smoking toys, radioactive chemistry sets, sledding wars, Santa pins and holiday corsages—this is the Christmas of 1959. And this is where your childhood still lives! "My Childhood Christmas is one of those rare books that can be enjoyed by anyone aged nine to ninety. The adult in me loves the nostalgia, the kid in me loves the comedy. If you’re tired books filled with violence and sex, then sink into a fun novel of vintage Christmas comedy!”--Ken Eulo, Paramount Studios Creative Consultant "An exceptionally clever and entertaining read anytime of the year, My Childhood Christmas is a timeless novel that showcases author Rootie Simms flair for deftly crafted stories that engage the reader's attention from beginning to end. Very highly recommend..." --Midwest Book Review "My Childhood Christmas is a fun read. If you've ever watched the classic movie A Christmas Story and enjoyed it, then this book will be right up your alley. It's written from the point of view of ten year old Trudy and really captures the spirit of the times; it reminds the reader of simpler more innocent times when Christmas was, without doubt, the most wonderful time of the year...4 STARS!" --Christian Review Magazine "My Childhood Christmas is one of those rare books that can be enjoyed by anyone aged nine to ninety. As a professional who reads books for a living, it was pure bliss to get away from sex and violence and sink into a joyful novel of Christmas comedy!"-- Ken Eulo, Bestselling author and Paramount Studios Creative Consultant Rootie began herwriting career when she was ten years old with her first novel: NaughtyNotes. The book had lurid scenes of little girls doing the can-can and the little boys who yelled, "Woo! Woo!" She was rewarded for this unsettling exposé of the fourth gradewith (what would soon become) a permanent chair in the principal's office.   As an adult, she'sthe author of the Truly Julie private eye series, starting with Wilder InThe Everglades. She's also the author of the mid-century American comedyfictions, My Childhood Christmas, and The Last Great Halloween .   She also wrote the original screenplay for the movie, MyFair Lidy (not a lady!) which was produced in 2012 by Sand Womanproductions.   In addition to the novels and movie script, Rootie is theauthor of 6 plays including the popular; Christmas Matzo at the DoublewideDiner, Shameless Women , and It's All in Your Mind. All of the playswere well received by the dozen or so people who actually came to see them.