1 The shingles vaccine is not recommended by the CDC for anyone younger than 60 because it has not yet been thoroughly studied in those age groups. 2  The risk of shingles begins to rise after age 50, but about half of cases occur in people 60 and older, and symptoms usually are more severe in that age group. The shingles vaccination can be somewhat difficult to get because it requires storage in a special freezer. 2  Check to see if your doctor offers it. 3  Or, Walgreens' Take Care Clinics offer the shingles vaccine, as do some other pharmacies.
Bud, Not Buddy. It's 1936, in Flint, Michigan. Times may be hard, and ten-year-old Bud may be a motherless boy on the run, but Bud's got a few things going for him: He has his own suitcase full of special things. He's the author of Bud Caldwell's Rules and Things for Having a Funner Life and Making a Better Liar Out of Yourself.
Enter Bud. Bud's mother died when he was just six years old. He's been in orphanages and in and out of foster homes. He has never met his father, and his only clue about who his father might be is a picture he took from a stack of music flyers his mother kept around the house. Bud runs away in search of this man without knowing for sure whether he is his father or not.