Sting-Ray Afternoons celebrates the wonder of the Sear’s Wish Book Christmas catalog, the sweeping station wagon-mania that filled family garages and interstates for a decade, the rise of shopping mall culture, the popularity of various must-see television programs so many of us eagerly awaited each week of our childhood then discussed at school the next day, and similar elements, including Schwinn’s. Sting-Ray Afternoons: A Memoir by Steve Rushin (Little, Brown & Co. 2017) (Biography). This book, like author Steve Rushin and like me, is all about growing up in the 1970's. For a child of this era, reading this is like visiting a time warp. Discussion Questions We'll add publisher questions if and when they're available; in the meantime, please use our LitLovers talking points to help start a discussion for Sting-Ray Afternoons. Sting-Ray Afternoons takes it from there in this fiercely funny memoir about family, sports, music, food and fads. Rushin is the middle child of a frequently traveling, hardworking 3M salesman and a stay-at-home mom who somehow remained sane and mostly in. Sting Ray Afternoon captures both the freedom of youth and the universal longing for experience in a bigger, more adult world. If you grew up in the 1970s, prepare to have your memory triggered.'
Sting-ray Afternoons: A Memoir
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Stingray Afternoons Review
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