"I was lucky enough to grow up in St. Johnsbury, county seat of Caledonia County and tucked into the northeastern corner of Vermont, and christened The Northeast Kingdom for its natural beauty. But growing up in the far reaches of northern Vermont, even in a town as cozy and quaintly Victorian as St. Johnsbury will teach you the true meaning of cold. And when you’re a chunky, clumsy, Catholic kid looking for cool in all the wrong places, well...let’s just say I had a lot to learn."
Growing up Cold is a kaleidoscope of stories and cultural tidbits about growing up in fictional St. Froid (St. Cold) in the fifties that will take you back to a time when mothers could lock the screen door on lazy summer days and tell their children to "Go play!" and not worry about where they were. Growing up Cold is a trip back to a long-vanished slice of Americana. Click here to read an excerpt.
Lu is married and lives in Maryland, and is at work on her second and third books in the series: Growing up Colder© and Growing Old Cold©.
Growing up Cold is available on the web at www.barnesandnoble.com, and www.amazon.com, or can be ordered through your favorite book store. If you have read her book and would like to comment, please e-mail Lu at growingupcold@comcast.net. You may also post your comments about the book on Amazon.com or Barnes and Noble websites.