The Life and Times of the Last Kid Picked
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David Benjamin pays homage to the exuberance of countless untamed boys who grew up in Middle America at mid-century. Whether he’s stalking snakes in the bogs of Wisconsin, playing four-kid baseball with his bothersome little brother and two favorite cousins, leaping garbage cans for a beautiful little redheaded girl, or joining Chucky Dutcher for a movie marathon at the Erwin Theater, Benjamin is the kind of precocious ironist who would have found a sidekick in Huck Finn.
His tales and insights lyrically capture a precious moment in bygone American life, as Benjamin recalls the myriad scrapes, reckless escapades and wanderlust that once made childhood an exhilarating — or terrifying — adventure.
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About the Author
David Benjamin began his career as a storyteller in Mrs. Poss’ second-grade class at St. Mary’s School in Tomah, Wisconsin. His fictional memoir, The Life and Times of the Last Kid Picked, originally published by Random House, was reprinted by Last Kid Books in 2019. His Last Kid Books include his Paris memoir, An Apartment in Paris, two essay collections, Almost Killed by a Train of Thought and Benjamin’s Mess, two short story anthologies, The Melting Grandmother and Other Short Works and Christmas in a Jugular Vein and sixteen novels, Three’s a Crowd, A Sunday Kind of Love, Summer of ’68, Skulduggery in the Latin Quarter, Black Dragon, They Shot Kennedy, Fat Vinny’s Forbidden Love, Witness to the Crucifixion, Choose Moose, Bistro Nights, The Voice of the Dog and Benjamin’s Jim Otis mystery series, Jailbait, Bastard’s Bluff, Woman Trouble, Dead Shot and Cheat. As a journalist, Benjamin has edited newspapers, published and edited several magazines, and authored SUMO: A Thinking Fan’s Guide to Japan’s National Sport.
Since its launch in 2019, Benjamin’s publishing imprint, Last Kid Books, has received more than forty literary awards in eighteen genres from a dozen independent press organizations.
Benjamin and his wife, Junko Yoshida, have been married for ages. They live sometimes in Madison, Wis., and the rest of the time in Paris.
“I relished every tadpole-scented word of David Benjamin’s comic conjuring of American kidhood. If you’re looking for a sassy update of Tom Sawyer with touches of Holden Caulfield and Russell Baker, The Last Kid Picked should be the first book bought.” — Ron Powers, author of Mark Twain: A Life
About the Narrator(s)
Kerr Lordygan holds a BFA in acting from The University of Southern California with a partial focus on voice-over, phonetics, and various accent skills. He is an award-winning actor, director, and writer, performing onstage and onscreen for decades. He works in dubbing and audiobook narration as well as voice-over performance. His latest original film, Iron Nest of the Moon, is now streaming on Amazon Video, and his original hard rock music (with Kerr on lead vocals) can be found on all music streaming platforms under his name.
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David Benjamin pays homage to the exuberance of countless untamed boys who grew up in Middle America at mid-century. Whether he’s stalking snakes in the bogs of Wisconsin, playing four-kid baseball with his bothersome little brother and two favorite cousins, leaping garbage cans for a beautiful little redheaded girl, or joining Chucky Dutcher for a movie marathon at the Erwin Theater, Benjamin is the kind of precocious ironist who would have found a sidekick in Huck Finn.
His tales and insights lyrically capture a precious moment in bygone American life, as Benjamin recalls the myriad scrapes, reckless escapades and wanderlust that once made childhood an exhilarating — or terrifying — adventure.
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