Steve: Teen Years Paperback – Large Print, February 28, 2026

Steve Howell teen years growing up in the Chicago Robert Taylors Homes during the summer of 1972 brought heat that never seemed to leave the concrete. The Robert Taylor Homes baked under the sun, the walls sweating as much as the people inside. By now, Little Stevie wasn’t so little anymore. He was taller, his voice deeper, and his friends had started calling him “Steve” without thinking twice. The nickname stuck he liked the way it sounded. Steve teen years will take you through his first year of High School at Dusable High School in 1974, where he ran Track, and later moving out of the Projects to Roseland. Steve transferred to Fenger High School in 1975 as Sophomore. He later reconnected with his best friend Greg and his family. Steve also developed a close relationship with the Liddell Family in the Robert Taylor home; they lived in apartment 901, where he met Connie, who later became his girlfriend. Steve teen years would navigate through many ups and downs but with his Dad wisdom influencing him to seek a career in Computer Technology, that would eventually change his life forever. Read more