Lenoir, North Carolina is a small town where every family feels safe since there is no fear or threat of major crime. Unlocked doors of parents with young children who freely roam the streets and their neighborhoods display this type of freedom. Friendly and closely bonded neighbors support each other and teach their children the morals and benefits of unselfishly playing together. Author Jeanie Cline, along with her schoolmates, turns back the pages of time to the mid-twentieth century when little children share their personal lives, friendships, and experiences through their lasting memories. Following the world-changing events of WWII, Our Childhood at East Harper Elementary School chronicles the true stories of approximately sixty random children from affluent, middle class, and poverty-stricken families. These children learn how to socialize with each other and adapt to the strict values of new teachers at this small town's first grammar school. A dedicated principal introduces and shares his fondness for contemporary folk music, social dance, choreography, comedy routines, a toy band, and pantomime in order for his students to have the opportunity to highlight their talents and develop self esteem. He, having no children of his own, generously gives his heart away to each child. As you read Our Childhood at East Harper Elementary School, you will experience a six-year journey with the author's candid exposure of several of these children's daily lives and their escapades. Through their caring mentors, they learn and practice a nurturing childhood before the days of technology - a childhood that sadly no longer exists in this century. The reader will laugh, cry, and feel compassion from these heart-warming memories in the 1940's and 1950's - an incredibly interesting period in history.