The Stokers of Aberdeen

Enjoy these stand-alone short stories about a boy growing up in an Idaho farm town in mid-century. See how that town influenced its younger citizens and prepared them for life outside of its influence. Enjoy the humor, love, and attitude that could only have come from small-town America during an era that is no more. It was a time before animals had rights—before anything political was correct—and before thick skins became thin. It was a time of slide rules, hula-hoops, and church keys. It was a time when candy bars were big and the national debt was small. It was a time when first date, first kiss, and first time occurred on three different nights. Close your eyes and pick a story or read them in order. Jog your memory or make a new one. It doesn't matter. These stories will move you!

This is Aberdeen Stories : Growing Up Right In Small-town America .It is my first book, telling what it was like growing up in Aberdeen from birth through 8th grade. It can be purchased at several web sites including Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Target, and Walmart.

When he entered high school, he was unsure of himself, looking for romance, broke, unemployed and had no direction in life—no goals whatsoever! Read and enjoy the sometimes joyous, sometimes sad, but always poignant look at the teenage antics of a student trying desperately to overcome his own insipid existence! Experience the humorous and questionable recollections of high school through the eyes of a teenage boy in a small Idaho farming community. Share his wretchedness and despair as he endures unrequited love, contact sports, failing grades, ever-changing music departments and an ongoing battle with his own mediocrity! Watch him emerge onto the world stage after four long years of high school and a year of college! He was still unsure of himself, looking for romance, broke, unemployed and had no direction in life—no goals whatsoever!

This is Aberdeen High Jinks. It is my second book about growing up in Aberdeen and covers my high school years and beyond, to the point where I leave that great little community for the last time.

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Beyond Aberdeen

Author: Steven C. Stoker

ISBN: 0-595-33711-2

458 Pages

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"Ship Ahoy!" and "Bon Voyage!" Join the author as he takes you on a journey unlike any you may have imagined! See what U.S. Navy "boot camp" was really like! Feel the frustration and joy that comes with months of constant military training, or the fear that comes with wartime duties! Experience exotic ports of call as the author takes you to far corners of the planet—locations that most Americans can only imagine! See the world through the eyes of a sailor or perhaps just trigger lost memories from events in your own naval history. Let Beyond Aberdeen: A Bluejacket Diary tell you how a farm boy from Idaho gave up the life he knew for the promise of service, travel, and adventure as an electronics technician in the United States Navy! Watch as maturity, responsibility, and the legacy of a small town upbringing all work together to turn a boy into a man!

This is my fourth book, and the third of the "Aberdeen" series. While it is true that Aberdeen itself has but a small "active" part in this book, I cannot help but think that the course of events contained within these pages were influenced by my upbringing in that wonderful little farming community that was and always will be - my home town.

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