Shell family sits under the maple tree

By Photo courtesy of FRENE MELTON

April 23, 2009 | 10:00 a.m. CDT

Harvey Shell sits on his father Harvey Shell Sr.'s lap along with brother Bill Shell on his mother Dottie Mae Shell's lap. The family is sitting under the maple tree where the book gets its title.

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