"The Child" is the first book in the series. It highlights the life of a boy from the age of six until he graduates from high school at age seventeen. It’s all about growing up and experiencing the facts of life. During that time he discovers music, girls, learns to dance, and becomes self-aware.
The series is a non-fiction account of Thankful Strother’s personal growth and approach to changing life situations as they occur. Everyone will relate to something in the series, it is very entertaining and easy to read, you are kept in suspense, anticipating what is going to happen next with the family relationships, the military, interracial romance, unimaginable obstacles and successes. You will feel like you are there with Thankful as he tells what happens with humor.