The Green Years Author:A.J. Cronin A coming-of-age story based on a popular novel by A.J. Cronin. A poor Irish orphan is taken in by his Scottish grandparents and develops a bond with his grandfather, an amiable man who likes to drink. As he grows older, the boy falls in love for the first time and experiences other expected growing pains. When he becomes a young man he wants to ... more »go to college but feels guilty because the money for tuition would come from his grandfather's life insurance.« less