Spooner

After a difficult birth, it seemed only fitting that Warren Spooner also had a difficult childhood. Before he could even form any memories of his father, his dad died, and a series of misfortunes and hardships accompanied him as he grew up. "Spooner" tells the tale of Warren's long road to adulthood, and the people he met along the way, including Calmer Ottosson, the once-brilliant young naval officer who became a lifelong friend and father-figure. Spooner's engagingstory is at turns poignant, comic, sorrowful, and spirited. It also marks the closest award winning author Pete Dexter has come to writing a memoir due to the frank and honest portrayal of life.