Cooler by the Lake

Having lived for many years on and in so many of the streets and places described in this book i was totally charmed by this silly but thoughtful read. obviously the author hoped to have a wider audience than those of us who lived "there" and "did that" i would gladly (if i were rich) underwrite a sequel. in his own way the author did for "uptown" and the area served by Senn High School what Kiellor did for Woebegone. the book is not great literature, but it is bright, cute and very readable. if you have any knowledge of the north side of chicago "by the lake" you can do worse than reading this book..