Growing Up in South Jersey in the 1980s

If You Grew Up in South Jersey in the 1980s, You'll Remember This!

There was something special about growing up in South Jersey during the 1980s. The neighborhoods were full of kids, bicycles lined the driveways, and there was always something happening just around the corner.

If you grew up in Cherry Hill or one of the surrounding towns, chances are you remember a childhood when your friends lived just a few houses away, nobody needed a phone to make plans, and the best adventures usually happened when nobody's parents were watching.

Summers meant long afternoons outside, neighborhood baseball games, building ramps for your bikes, and finding creative ways to get into trouble.

There were family trips to the Jersey Shore, days spent in Wildwood, adventures in the Pine Barrens, and the occasional story about the Jersey Devil that made everyone a little nervous.

And who could forget the neighborhood friendships? The arguments over who was safe at first base, the ridiculous dares, the embarrassing moments, and the friends who somehow always managed to get you into trouble.

Those are the memories that inspired Pebble Lane Kids®.

Created by Cherry Hill native Joseph Scardino, the Pebble Lane Kids books bring those childhood experiences to life through a colorful cast of fictional characters growing up in 1980s South Jersey.

Meet John, Vinny, Maria, Ricky, Gina, Blaze, and their neighborhood friends. Their adventures are filled with laughter, mischief, friendships, unexpected disasters, and the kinds of situations that seemed perfectly reasonable when you were a kid.

The stories follow the friends from their neighborhood adventures through middle school and into their freshman year of high school.

For younger readers, these books open the door to a world where imagination and friendship were the greatest sources of entertainment.

For adults who grew up in South Jersey, they're a chance to revisit the neighborhoods, experiences, and unforgettable moments of their own childhood.

Maybe you didn't grow up on Pebble Lane. But if you grew up in South Jersey during those years, you probably knew kids just like these.

Ready to revisit the neighborhood?

Start with Book One! Click the cover below to get your copy of Adventures of the Pebble Lane Kids today!