Seymour Rettek Livres

These bittersweet and humorous stories describe Myron's world, a world shared by first generation Americans who lived in the poor neighborhoods of New York during the Depression. Myron, a timid but bright 12-year old Jewish boy, is caught between his father wanting him to be '100% American' and his mother wanting him to hold fast to his tradition. A frightened Myron encounters a crippled neighbor who beats his wife with his crutch. They both gain as a surprising friendship grows between the two of them.Uncle Solly, Myron's hero, shows him the world of bookmaking, wrestling and violence. Myron becomes enlightened when he realizes his traditional values are more solid than his Uncle's.Myron matures quickly as he witnesses a reconciliation between an unemployed fabric cutter and his daughter who has turned to prostitution to provide money for the family.Included are sketches of Jewish waiters and salesmen, storekeepers, a city detective and some Sicilian immigrants who in some magical way are able to grow orange trees in their back yards. After many humorous and heartwarming adventures, Myron makes a surprising discovery. His simple and traditional values have provided him with the strength of character he needs to deal with the world.

LEGEND OF THE UINTAS includes characters from the pageantry of the west in a broadly sweeping, historical and contemporary adventure in the wilderness. This is a story of a mine worked first by the Spaniards followed by Brigham Young and the Mormons then the Tyrell family. Lives of people change when they become involved with a legend of the mine in the Uinta Mountains of Utah.

The Sweeney family enjoyed their first born and nicknamed him Buddy. Less than two years later, a little girl named Hillary joined the family. As time went on, they had other children and raised them in the outskirts of Fairbanks, Alaska. Raising children in the cold winters in Fairbanks wasn't always easy but they never considered returning to the lower forty-eight. They worked hard at teaching the children about the dangers of bears, swift water, moose, and very cold days. They also took advantage of the fun things there was to do in the great state of Alaska.