Credits & References

References:

Barrie, James Matthew. Peter and Wendy. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1911.

Fulghum, Robert. All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. New York: Villard Books, 1988.

Photo and Design Credits:

Cover Photo: Courtney Rowell

Author Photos: Marcus Serrano

Unless otherwise noted, all photographs in this book are from the author’s private collection.

Logo Design: Piper Panzeri

Editing: Carl Lennertz, Elisabeth Chretien, and Bryony Sutherland

Chapter Song Quotes:

Chapter 1. The Boys

“Weekend Runaways”

Mark Elliott & Michael Bornheim ©2012 Mark Elliott Music, BMI/Monkeytown Music, BMI

Chapter 2. Rock-Salt Shotgun

“Searchin’”

Mark Elliott ©2011 Mark Elliott Music, BMI

Chapter 3. Beyond the Pond

“The Year Never Ends”

Mark Elliott, Joachim Coppolino, and Dave Spak ©2016 Mark Elliott Music, BMI/Joachim Coppolino Music/IZIT Music, SESAC

Chapter 4. Olly Olly In-Come-Free

“Life Is”

Mark Elliott & Tully Kennedy ©2005 Mark Elliott Music, BMI/Tully Kennedy Music

Chapter 5. Fight Night

“Fight Night”

Mark Elliott, Dave Spak & Michael Bornheim ©2014 Mark Elliott Music, BMI/ IZIT Music, SESAC/Monkeytown Music, BMI

Chapter 6. Trash and Trashy Down the Ditch

“Jackass Family”

Mark Elliott & Neal Coty ©2002 Mark Elliott Music, BMI/Warner Chappell Music SESAC

Chapter 7. Bass-Trap Ponytail

“Magnolia Memories”

Mark Elliott ©1987 Mark Elliott Music, BMI

Chapter 8. Ants and Buffalo

“Reaching Down to Touch the Sky”

Mark Elliott & Dave Spak ©2014 Mark Elliott Music, BMI/IZIT Music, SESAC

Chapter 9. Eight-Track with an Engine in Back

“Eight-Track with an Engine in Back”

Mark Elliott, Dave Spak & Gary Culley ©2014 Mark Elliott Music, BMI/IZIT Music, SESAC/Canoe Run Music, SESAC

Chapter 10. Blue Beams and June Bug Shadows

“Weekend Runaways”

Mark Elliott & Michael Bornheim ©2012 Mark Elliott Music, BMI/Monkeytown Music, BMI

Chapter 11. The Belly Flop, the Buoy, and the Old Front Door

“That’s How the River Runs”

Mark Elliott & Scotty Cothran ©2005 Mark Elliott Music, BMI/Scotty Cothran Music

Chapter 12. More Bowden than Baseball

“Starmount”

Mark Elliott & Dave Spak ©2016 Mark Elliott Music, BMI/IZIT Music, SESAC

Chapter 13. Metal Arms

“Flight of Dreams”

Mark Elliott & Gary Culley ©1991 Bluewater Music BMI, Canoe Run Publishing, BMI

Chapter 14. Gone Fishen’

“Brothers Forever”

Mark Elliott & Dave Spak ©2016 Mark Elliott Music, BMI/IZIT Music, SESAC

Chapter 15. Snakes in the Grass, Birds in the Closet

“Tire Swing Time Machine”

Mark Elliott & Dave Spak ©2015 Mark Elliott Music, BMI/IZIT Music, SESAC

Chapter 16. Strychnine Strangers in a Bundy World

“Reaching Down to Touch the Sky”

Mark Elliott & Dave Spak ©2014 Mark Elliott Music, BMI/Dave Spak Music

Chapter 17. The Lost Language of Ten

“Smoke from An Old Campfire”

Mark Elliott & Cole Bruce ©2010 Mark Elliott Music, BMI/Cole Bruce Music, ASCAP

Chapter 18. Six Million Dollars

“Brothers Forever”

Mark Elliott & Dave Spak ©2016 Mark Elliott Music, BMI/IZIT Music, SESAC

Chapter 19. The Babysitter’s Boobs

“Rachel With the Red Hair”

Mark Elliott & Dave Spak ©2014 Mark Elliott Music, BMI/IZIT Music, SESAC

Chapter 20. Rattlesnakes and the Dreaded Middle Name

“When Cowboys Were Kings”

Mark Elliott ©2004 Mark Elliott Music, BMI/Jeff Middleton Music, BMI

Chapter 21. Pup Tents, Head Fakes, and Midnight Rambles

“Elizabeth’s Song”

Mark Elliott ©2008 Mark Elliott Music, BMI

Chapter 22. The Ghost in the Trash Can Lid

“The Possum Song”

Mark Elliott ©2000 Mark Elliott Music, BMI

Chapter 23. Dracula’s Got A Cavity

“Strange”

Mark Elliott & Wendy Jans ©2010 Mark Elliott Music, BMI/Wendy Jans Music, ASCAP

Chapter 24. Call for Them One Morning and They’re Gone

“Old Dogs”

Mark Elliott and Tony Ramey ©2003 Mark Elliott Music, BMI/Tony Ramey Music, BMI

Chapter 25. Searching for Bigfoot and Finding Faith in the Long Stride

“Searchin’”

Mark Elliott ©2011 Mark Elliott Music, BMI

Chapter 26. Insulated By Infinity

“Reaching Down to Touch the Sky”

Mark Elliott & Dave Spak ©2014 Mark Elliott Music, BMI/IZIT Music, SESAC

Chapter 27. Seasons in the Sun

“Passions”

Mark Elliott ©1992 Bluewater Music, BMI

Chapter 28. Ten Won’t Come Again

“Ten Won’t Come Again”

Mark Elliott & Dave Spak ©2016 Mark Elliott Music, BMI/IZIT Music, SESAC

Chapter 29. The Neverland Effect

“Not All Who Wander Are Lost”

Mark Elliott ©2005 Mark Elliott Music, BMI