A review by audreychamaine
King of the Mild Frontier: An Ill-Advised Autobiography by Chris Crutcher

3.0

Popular young adult book author Chris Crutcher describes memories from his childhood, adolescence, and early adult years in short chapter stories. Crutcher recalls how he became a Stotan, how his brother shot him in the head and got away with it, why he was tricked into thinking that Jesus had an older brother named Esus, and much more.

Fans of Crutcher’s works will enjoy reading the stories that inspired his writing, and finding out the sources for many of Crutcher’s characters. Crutcher shows us how a normal childhood is always anything but.