The Gang of Dandelion Street. A Mudpies Universe Story - Brian Edward McDermott

Some gangs have a captain. Some have a map-keeper. Some have a kid with a five-dollar bill and a very generous heart.

The Gang of Dandelion Street has them all.

Meet Tommy, who never backed down from anything. Stevie, who could disappear into a tree like a squirrel. Jenny, who drew the routes in crayon and led them like a general. Billy, who built a catapult out of scrap wood and pure determination. Lester, whose allowance funded every candy run and picture show. Louie, who could talk a grumpy grown-up right back out of their frown. And the one who remembers all of it - because that turns out to be the most important job of all.

This is a story about the kids you grew up with, the streets you ruled, and the summers that lasted forever and ended too fast.

For every child who ever had a gang - and every adult who still misses theirs.