Complete Growing Up Carolina Series- All 3 Installments

In the Growing Up Carolina series, you’ll take a nostalgic journey through the peaceful 1950s, the turbulent 60s, and the raging storm of the Vietnam war in the 70s.

Annie Little is growing up in the 1950s on a lovely farm in North Carolina. Her days are carefree, but life somehow throws many complications her way, both good and bad. Dangers and difficulties threaten to turn her world upside down, but wonderful gifts also arrive from surprising places. Her horizons are broadened by an unexpected visit from her Aunt Maggie from Africa, a new neighbor brings her the treasure of enduring friendship, and adventures surround her.

The 1960s decade brings about changes with the Hippie Movement in full bloom. How will this affect their peaceful North Carolina farming community? This period also ushers in the divisive Vietnam War, where young men from every walk of life face the reality of the draft. It is a time of great change and brings with it distress and conflict. Some chase the utopian hippie dream all the way across to the west coast, while others cling to long-held traditions.

The conclusion of The Growing up Carolina series has Annie and her friends growing into young adults. It’s the 70s and momentous events begin shaping their lives in ways they could never have imagined. From the sun-bleached, open savannahs of Africa to the steamy jungles of Southeast Asia, friends and loved ones are living lives and facing struggles in those lands that once seemed so far away. Can the faith of fathers and mothers see this young generation through the stormy season?