The Kids on Ford Street

About the Book

The Kids on Ford Street is a humorous memoir of growing up around Detroit in the late 1950s and early 1960s. It is the author’s memories of the true escapades of herself, her two older brothers, and her baby sister, written from her childhood point of view. This was a time when kids were kids. Detroit was a growing, vibrant city, and life on Ford Street was always an exciting adventure. Follow the frequently funny, sometimes scary, occasionally sad, and often downright extraordinary life of Richard, Mike, Christine, and Sue as they get in and out of trouble despite the best efforts of their loving parents.

About the Author

Christine Chatterton is an artist, author, poet, and teacher. She has taught reading improvement and special education for almost thirty years, in every grade from elementary to college level. She writes from her heart, telling the stories of her life and family. Besides the historical narrative, Courage of the Heart: An American Odyssey 1915 to 1923, she has written and illustrated a children’s book entitled Samuel’s Alphabet Zoo. Her third published work, The Kids on Ford Street, is her own story of growing up in Detroit. She now divides her retirement time between writing, painting, making jewelry, visiting classrooms, traveling, writing, and enjoying her family.