Small Town, Big Dreams: A Childhood Journey Through the '80's. - Softcover

Nostalgia for our childhood brings us to a time of few responsibilities and the freedom to spend the day riding your bike with your friends around the neighborhood. This is a story of summer love, boyhood exploits, and a boy learning from mistakes as told from the memories of the author growing up into a young man. This was a time where technology was bringing many exciting things to entertain a child while planning his or her daily adventures around the neighborhood. Where this may not be a complete guide to the decade of the 80’s, you will join the author as he recounts his boyhood dreams and adventures during a decade of amazing toys, music, movies, and more. You will undoubtedly be left asking one question: Did this boy ever grow up?

Brett Rotier lives with his amazing wife and daughter in Gilbert, Arizona. He works as a finance professional, and also spends time as an adjunct professor teaching various finance and risk management courses for multiple universities. Brett enjoys watching sports, singing 80’s power ballads at a karaoke bar, watching Seinfeld reruns, and trying to be the group comedian. You can contact him at brotier@icloud.com.