Larry Day 
A Box Full of Martins 

Twelve-year-old Sparky Carpenter, his brother Bub, and friend Hacky begin summer break with Sparkys initiation into their secret club, however, when the boys discover a bloody bag containing a slaughtered mother dog and pups, all dead except one, the innocence of childhood begins ebbing away. Coming of age in the 1980s dilapidating coal camp of Friendship, Kentucky, Sparky struggles to accept either himself and the teaching of his ostracized grandmother or the norms propagated by the bigotry and prejudice of a town united by not only racism but also the fear of Gods newest plague AIDS.

Circa l’autore

Larry G. Day, Jr., like the characters in this debut novel, grew up in a coal mining camp in Eastern Kentucky where the prejudices and social norms of the 1950’s prevailed regardless of the Civil Rights Movement that had begun decades earlier. He obtained a bachelor degree in English from the University of Pikeville followed by a master in teaching. Later he attended National University pursuing a master of fine arts in creative writing. He resides in Greenup County, Kentucky with his love of over twenty years and their rambunctious beagle named Lucy.