![]() In the first section, Douglas and his friend Tom collect dandelions in order to make wine. The book is divided into three sections, each focusing on a different aspect of Douglas’s summer. Bradbury once said that Dandelion Wine was his “most deeply personal work,” and it is easy to see why. It is also a book about time, memory, and the power of storytelling. Dandelion Wine is a coming-of- age story, a nostalgia-tinged ode to childhood, and a portrait of a small town in the 1920s. ![]() All the while, Douglas is aware that this summer might be his last carefree one, as he is on the cusp of becoming a teenager. ![]() The novel follows Douglas Spaulding, a young boy, as he navigates his way through a summer full of firsts: first love, first heartbreak, first job. ![]() The book is set in the summer of 1928 in the fictional town of Green Town, Illinois, based on Bradbury’s childhood home of Waukegan, Illinois. Dandelion Wine is a novel by Ray Bradbury, first published in 1957. ![]()
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