Kid on the Go!, Neill McKee
Kid on the Go!, Neill McKee
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Kid on the Go!
Memoir of My Childhood and Youth

Author: Neill McKee

Narrator: Wesley Scott

Unabridged: 6 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Lantern Audio

Published: 12/01/2022

Synopsis

Kid on the Go! is Neill McKee's third work of creative nonfiction. It's a standalone prequel to his award-winning Finding Myself in Borneo. In this new book, McKee takes readers on a journey through his childhood, adolescence, and teenage years from the mid-40s to the mid-60s, in the small, then industrially-polluted town of Elmira, Ontario, Canada-one of the centers of production for Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. McKee's vivid descriptions, dialogue are a study of how a young boy learned to play and work, fish and hunt, avoid dangers, cope with death, deal with bullies, and to build or restore "escape" vehicles. You may laugh out loud as the author recalls his exploding hormones, attraction to girls, rebellion against authority, and survival of 1960s' "rock & roll" culture-emerging on the other side as a youth leader. After leaving Elmira, McKee describes his intensely searching university years, trying to decide which career path to follow. Except for a revealing postscript, the story ends when he accepts a volunteer teaching position on the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Angela on December 31, 2021

What an adventure! Kid on the Go Is chock-full of humorous and insightful tales from Neill McKee’s childhood growing up in Elmira, Ontario, Canada, next to a slaughter house and chemical factory that produced DDT. What impressed me right away was Neill’s personal storytelling style, which is down to......more

Goodreads review by Anthony on December 11, 2021

The Review This was such a moving and engaging story. The author did such an excellent job of regaling readers with personal memories and both hilarious and sentimental moments from his youth that many readers would be able to relate to, while also painting an image of life in the Canadian small-town......more

Goodreads review by Bev on November 28, 2021

(Please note: I received a free copy in exchange for my honest review.) My Review: Neill McKee details his early life in Elmira, Ontario, from childhood through to his high school years. Then he focuses on his university years, first at Western in London and then at the University of Calgary in Albert......more

Goodreads review by Cindy on December 06, 2021

Born shortly after World War II ended, Neill McKee grew up during the 1950s and 60s in Elmira, a small town in Ontario where his father and uncle owned a farm equipment business. Given lots of freedom to roam, Neill and his siblings, cousins, and friends had many adventures, some that would certainl......more

Goodreads review by Brenda on December 03, 2021

Those who grew up in the 1950's and 1960's will especially appreciate this delightful, funny memoir. For me, it was a nostalgic look back to a much more innocent time in history, when many kids had the freedom to play and explore without fear, in ways pretty much unheard of today. Neill McKee's story......more

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