<p>Ray Bradbury's moving recollection of a vanished golden era remains one of his most enchanting novels. <i>Dandelion Wine</i> stands out in the Bradbury literary canon as the author's most deeply personal work a semi-autobiographical recollection of a magical small-town summer in 1928. </p><p>Twelve-year-old Douglas Spaulding knows Green Town Illinois is as vast and deep as the whole wide world that lies beyond the city limits. It is a pair of brand-new tennis shoes the first harvest of dandelions for Grandfather's renowned intoxicant the distant clang of the trolley's bell on a hazy afternoon. It is yesteryear and tomorrow blended into an unforgettable always. </p><p>But as young Douglas is about to discover summer can be more than the repetition of established rituals whose mystical power holds time at bay. It can be a best friend moving away a human time machine who can transport you back to the Civil War or a sideshow automaton able to glimpse the bittersweet future. Come and savor Ray Bradbury's priceless distillation of all that is eternal about boyhood and summer. </p>