The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson
Nonfiction

Bill Bryson may be best known for A Walk in the Woods, his humorous memoir of hiking the Appalachian Trail, but this memoir of his childhood just might be funnier yet. Bryson grew up in Des Moines in the 1950s, and while his childhood was relatively normal (this is not one of those traumatic childhood books), his storytelling abilities make this book entertaining and hilarious. Whether it’s the horrors of having a paper route or going on a dreaded road trip with another kid’s weird family, Bryson’s memories of childhood are vivid. He narrates the audiobook himself, so the listener gets the full effect of his phrasing and tone. Prepare to laugh out loud.