Hot Sand and Horny Toads.Hot Sand and Horny horn·y adj. 1. Made of horn or a similar substance. 2. Tough and calloused, as of skin. Toads Dorothy Anderson Herron River of Life 3019 Meadow Circle, San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. , TX 78231 0974431923 $9.95 www.hotsandhornytoads.com Based on true events, Hot Sand and Horny Toads: Growing Up in California in the 1940s is a novel following the thoughts of a 12-year-old girl growing up in an era when children were supposed to be sheltered from the dark realities of life. When young Molly's father doesn't come home, she realizes that her mother is teetering dangerously close to a nervous breakdown nervous breakdown n. A severe or incapacitating emotional disorder, especially when occurring suddenly and marked by depression. nervous breakdown , and assumes responsibility beyond her years, bit by bit gradually discovering the truth of what happened to her father on her own. An engaging story for readers of all ages, Hot Sand and Horny Toads vividly illustrates daily life of over half a century ago, from the wildlife of the desert to operating a wringer wring·er n. One that wrings, especially a device in which laundry is pressed between rollers to extract water. Idiom: put (someone) through the wringer Slang To subject to a severe trial or ordeal. washing machine to the three party telephone line. |
|
||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion