Brothers » (Revised)

From the first sighting of the tramp on his bicycle to the discovery of the German spy's hideout, this story takes you through the really scary times of World War II as seen through the eyes of a seven year old boy.

This tale of a small country boy winds through the one room school, down by the cotton patch, along side the road house and finally to the huge Oxford Elementary School in town.

The heart warming encounter with the soldiers will make everybody want to become a soldier.

The Night-Marshal is like every ones grand-father and his protective care give the reader a warm fuzzy feeling and carries the story directly to the exit.

About the Author:
Linder McNeely is a 69 year old retired insurance agent. He has three grown sons, four grandchildren, and two great grand children.
Born in, and spending his early childhood in the Keel community of Lafayette County, Mississippi, he now lives in Oxford with Rachel, his wife of fifty years. He works for the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department; only a few miles from his childhood home.
His hobbies include reading, outdoor cooking, and studying maps.
"Brothers" is his first literary offering.

Children's Literature

This attractive and simple nonfiction text is designed to help young readers reflect on their personal experience and build new understandings about family relationships. The colorful, appealing, and diverse photographs of brothers shown in a variety of roles will interest young readers and aid in their comprehension. The large plain font supports simple sentences, familiar vocabulary, and many words with predictable letter-sound relationships for easy decoding. There are only two to three lines of print per page, and the highly supportive illustrations match the message on each page. With adult assistance, early readers will enjoy using the table of contents, glossary, suggested Internet sites, and the index. This book about brothers is one in a series of ten books about families. The entire "Families" series can be read and enjoyed by children in a kindergarten or first grade classroom in support of the national social studies curriculum standards for elementary students. Reviewer: Susan Borges