The Boys' House: New and Selected Stories
by Jim Heynen
Minnesota Historical Society, 2001

The Boys' House introduces readers to a group of mischievous Minnesota farm boys. The boys rescue pigs from a blizzard, throw tomatoes at passing cars, and feed apples to a blind pony. They also build a house out of junk cast aside by adults.

Critics have said Heynen's tales are as uniquely American as the writings of Mark Twain. Since 1992 Heynen has been a Writer in Residence at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota.