X-Ray Rider 1: Mileposts on the Road to Childhood's End

Set during the transformative dawn of the 1970s, "X-Ray Rider" introduces a hyper-imaginative boy known as "The Kid," whose life shifts dramatically with the arrival of a white El Camino. As he grapples with the changing world around him—marked by significant events like the Vietnam War's end and the Watergate Hearings—his curiosity is sparked by the car's rumbling power and a pair of novelty X-Ray Specs. This unconventional memoir blends nostalgia for 20th-century Americana with a unique narrative style, exploring themes of childhood wonder and the looming anxieties of adulthood.