El Bronx Remembered (Paperback)

Nicholas Mohr

ISBN 10: 0064471004 / ISBN 13: 9780064471008

Verlag: HarperCollins Publishers Inc, New York, NY, 1993

Beschreibung

Paperback. In a city called New York .In a neighborhood called El Bronx .The Fernandex children own a very special pet: A white hen named after their favorite Hollywood movie star.A new girl comes to school - a gypsy child who can read palms and foretell the future.A young boy must face the humiliation of wearing his uncle's orange roach-killer shoes to his high school graduation.In the South Bronx - or El Bronx, as it's known to the people who live there - anything can happen. A migrant "fresh off the boat" from Puerto Rico can be somebody on the mainland, pursue the American Dream . and maybe even make it come true.Here are stories that capture the flavor and beat of El Bronx in its heyday, from 1946-1956.A New York Times Outstanding Book of the YearFinalist, 1976 National Book Award for Children's LiteratureA Notable Children's Trade Book in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC) In the South Bronx--or El Bronx, as it's known to the people who live there--anything can happen. A migrant from Puerto Rico can become somebody on the mainland, pursue the American Dream--and maybe even make it come true. Harsh, happy, scary, sad, and funny, here are stories of growing up in the South Bronx during its heyday, from 1946 to 1956. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9780064471008

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: El Bronx Remembered (Paperback)
• Verlag: HarperCollins Publishers Inc, New York, NY
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1993
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0064471004
• ISBN-13: 9780064471008
• Einband: Paperback
• Zustand: new

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Inhaltsangabe

In a city called New York ...
In a neighborhood called El Bronx ...

• The Fernandex children own a very special pet: A white hen named after their favorite Hollywood movie star.
• A new girl comes to school - a gypsy child who can read palms and foretell the future.
• A young boy must face the humiliation of wearing his uncle's orange roach-killer shoes to his high school graduation.

In the South Bronx - or El Bronx, as it's known to the people who live there - anything can happen. A migrant "fresh off the boat" from Puerto Rico can be somebody on the mainland, pursue the American Dream ... and maybe even make it come true.

Here are stories that capture the flavor and beat of El Bronx in its heyday, from 1946-1956.

A New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year
Finalist, 1976 National Book Award for Children's Literature
A Notable Children's Trade Book in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Nicholasa Mohr has written a number of acclaimed books for young adults and children. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.