Cottonwood Spring Author:Gary Slaughter Cottonwood Spring, the fourth novel in the Cottonwood series, is an entertaining, richly-detailed reminiscence of home-front America during the spring of 1945. The last days of World War II have a profound effect on America as witnessed by the citizens of Riverton, Michigan, the setting of this fast-paced and witty story. The two young her... more »oes, Danny and Jase, are obsessed with protecting their neoghborhood, their hometown, and their country from the bad guys. True to form, another fresh crop of villains arrives on the scene only to be vanquished swiftly and in a humorous fashion by the pair of precocious and dlever defenders of the flag.« less