J. Dana Trent as a toddler with her mother. Courtesy of J. Dana Trent By age four, I’d been expelled from preschool for peeling the paint off the walls after leading nap-time coups.

The guest speaker is J. Dana Trent, who will be discussing her memoir Between Two Trailers. The book depicts her childhood where she was forced by her parents to deal drugs.

In 'Between Two Trailers,' the author confronts her difficult childhood in what she hopes is "a companion for anyone who also longs for relief" Venu Gopal Photography; Convergent Books J. Dana ...

J. Dana Trent, who describes herself as a preschool drug dealer growing up in poverty in Dana, Indiana, became a Duke University Divinity School graduate and an ordained Baptist minister.

Apr. 12—The story of author J. Dana Trent's unusual childhood in rural Vermillion County is told in her new book, "Between Two Trailers: A Memoir." The book, published by Penguin Random House, will be ...

In 'Between Two Trailers,' the author confronts her difficult childhood in what she hopes is "a companion for anyone who also longs for relief" Venu Gopal Photography; Convergent Books J. Dana Trent ...

In 'Between Two Trailers,' the author confronts her difficult childhood in what she hopes is "a companion for anyone who also longs for relief" Venu Gopal Photography; Convergent Books J. Dana Trent ...

In 'Between Two Trailers,' the author confronts her difficult childhood in what she hopes is "a companion for anyone who also longs for relief" Venu Gopal Photography; Convergent Books J. Dana Trent ...

In 'Between Two Trailers,' the author confronts her difficult childhood in what she hopes is "a companion for anyone who also longs for relief" Venu Gopal Photography; Convergent Books J. Dana ...

In 'Between Two Trailers,' the author confronts her difficult childhood in what she hopes is "a companion for anyone who also longs for relief" Venu Gopal Photography; Convergent Books J. Dana Trent ...