This is an anthology of selections from authors who grew up in Iowa. They vary in interest, but in general I enjoyed the accounts. I suppose I enjoyd most Julie McDonald's account "Growing Up in Western Iowa" since she grew up in my native county; Shelby County. Altho Paul Corey is also from that county, but he does not use actual place names, for reasons which I don't know but I wish he had. I liked reading this book, which is not very thick, much. ( )