ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Larry Kimport grew up one of seven children to blue collar parents in north-central Pennsylvania. He served briefly in the U.S. Army, then earned a B.S.E. in Special Education at Mansfield State College. He then served in the U.S. Peace Corps in southeast Asia.

Larry has recently retired after 35 years of teaching high school in suburban New Jersey, spending 24 of those years coordinating an alternative education program serving at-risk teens. Across his summers, Larry directed various private and public summer camps serving younger children and teens.

A Small Harvest of Pretty Days is Larry’s second novel and At the Table of Want is Larry’s third novel.