Growing Up Twice
Shaping a Future by Reliving My Past

I loved this book! Honestly, I thought I would read it out of respect for the author, whom I had worked with in the 1980's in Eugene, OR. But then it grabbed me and I was up until the wee hours of the morning! Aaron Douglas is remarkably open about the joys and frustrations of being a "Big" in the B......more

A quick-engaging read that was so unexpectedly good, I cannot believe he gave it away for FREE during National Mentoring Month! A rich and complex story about a gay man looking for a deeper purpose in his life. On a whim he decides to mentor an at-risk youth. By the time he's finished the screening......more

This book is a treasure! I had to keep reading because I loved everybody and wanted to know more. I kept having to look at the pictures and bio thinking this can't be real - has to be a novel. It is amazing to me how these complex relationships all played out and everyone made it work somehow. I bel......more

Prepare for a roller-coaster of feelings while traveling down memory lane with Aaron Kirk Douglas author of Growing Up Twice: Shaping a Future by Reliving My Past. Aaron starts his cathartic journey with us by sharing insights on why he took his first steps to become a Big Brother. Each step of the......more

An excellent read. Truly inspiring. I don't want to give anything away. Just know that you will need a box of tissues because it is a bit of a tear jerker at times and a comfy place to read because you won't be able to put this down.......more