The American Male at Age Ten

This piece, by Susan Orlean, was also an easy read. Though it was far lighter a subject than "Shadow of a Nation", it was hilariously relatable, despite there being a bit of a time lapse between my 10th year and young Colin's 10th year. Orlean does a terrific job of capturing the passion and spirit of a young, energetic boy, who has seen too little to be tainted with cynicism and coldness brought on by reality, but seen enough to know some thing about how the world works. His perplexing ability to observe and make rather true observations about the world and the things in them remind me very much so of my 8 year-old (going on 23) cousin, Charlie. This whole story cracked me up, especially with topic of girls.