Author: Yolanda Gallardo
Publisher: Arte Publico Press
ISBN: 1518507271
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
“You can’t help but see people die when you live on Fox Street,” says the protagonist of the novella Fox Street. The worst was when there was nothing you could do, like when a kid was hit by a car, and she and her friends stood around and watched him die. The police drew a chalk mark around his body, and when he was taken away, they “could still see the shape of that kid, marked out in chalk and filled with dried blood.” In this poignant and often humorous account of growing up in the Bronx in the 1950s, Yolanda Gallardo’s mischievous young character vividly recalls her childhood as the neighborhood changed from Jewish to Latino. She and her siblings swam in the East River, despite the rats and garbage; watched police beat up local kids; and got involved in gangs, like the Royals and Young Sinners. Their family was financially impoverished, but there were many happy times as they watched their parents dance to “hick Spanish records,” helped their mom cook pasteles and learned to dance the mambo and cha-cha. Although set in a specific time and place, the novella and ten stories in this collection depict universal experiences, from girls and women having to prove themselves equal to the boys and men around them to the loss of a child.
Sinners on Fox Street: A Novella and Stories
Author: Yolanda Gallardo
Publisher: Arte Publico Press
ISBN: 1518507271
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
“You can’t help but see people die when you live on Fox Street,” says the protagonist of the novella Fox Street. The worst was when there was nothing you could do, like when a kid was hit by a car, and she and her friends stood around and watched him die. The police drew a chalk mark around his body, and when he was taken away, they “could still see the shape of that kid, marked out in chalk and filled with dried blood.” In this poignant and often humorous account of growing up in the Bronx in the 1950s, Yolanda Gallardo’s mischievous young character vividly recalls her childhood as the neighborhood changed from Jewish to Latino. She and her siblings swam in the East River, despite the rats and garbage; watched police beat up local kids; and got involved in gangs, like the Royals and Young Sinners. Their family was financially impoverished, but there were many happy times as they watched their parents dance to “hick Spanish records,” helped their mom cook pasteles and learned to dance the mambo and cha-cha. Although set in a specific time and place, the novella and ten stories in this collection depict universal experiences, from girls and women having to prove themselves equal to the boys and men around them to the loss of a child.
Publisher: Arte Publico Press
ISBN: 1518507271
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
“You can’t help but see people die when you live on Fox Street,” says the protagonist of the novella Fox Street. The worst was when there was nothing you could do, like when a kid was hit by a car, and she and her friends stood around and watched him die. The police drew a chalk mark around his body, and when he was taken away, they “could still see the shape of that kid, marked out in chalk and filled with dried blood.” In this poignant and often humorous account of growing up in the Bronx in the 1950s, Yolanda Gallardo’s mischievous young character vividly recalls her childhood as the neighborhood changed from Jewish to Latino. She and her siblings swam in the East River, despite the rats and garbage; watched police beat up local kids; and got involved in gangs, like the Royals and Young Sinners. Their family was financially impoverished, but there were many happy times as they watched their parents dance to “hick Spanish records,” helped their mom cook pasteles and learned to dance the mambo and cha-cha. Although set in a specific time and place, the novella and ten stories in this collection depict universal experiences, from girls and women having to prove themselves equal to the boys and men around them to the loss of a child.
Hollywood Sinners
Author: Victoria Fox
Publisher: Mira Books
ISBN: 9780778304388
Category : Chick lit
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Chick Lit. Marriage to Hollywood heartthrob Cole Steel secured Lana Falcon a glittering place on the red carpet. But running from a wicked past she has trapped herself in a gilded cage - the price of freedom... her soul?
Publisher: Mira Books
ISBN: 9780778304388
Category : Chick lit
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Chick Lit. Marriage to Hollywood heartthrob Cole Steel secured Lana Falcon a glittering place on the red carpet. But running from a wicked past she has trapped herself in a gilded cage - the price of freedom... her soul?
Subject Guide to Books
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Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Contents.--v.1. History, travel & description.
Publisher:
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Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Contents.--v.1. History, travel & description.
The Librarian and Book World
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Sinners' Playground
Author: Caroline Peckham
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781914425110
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
I hate the Harlequin boys. Fox, JJ, Chase and Maverick. The four names tattooed onto my heart more permanently than the ink on my skin. Once upon a time, they broke my heart, stole my life and sent me away from everything I'd ever known. But they don't just live in this town anymore, they rule it. And the view here may be beautiful, but the sun, sea and sand hide dark secrets. The gangs. The lies. The violence. It all lurks beneath a veil so thin that once you've seen through it, you can never close your eyes to the truth again. But I don't plan on closing my eyes. I have four devils set in my sights. And this dead girl no longer has anything to lose.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781914425110
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
I hate the Harlequin boys. Fox, JJ, Chase and Maverick. The four names tattooed onto my heart more permanently than the ink on my skin. Once upon a time, they broke my heart, stole my life and sent me away from everything I'd ever known. But they don't just live in this town anymore, they rule it. And the view here may be beautiful, but the sun, sea and sand hide dark secrets. The gangs. The lies. The violence. It all lurks beneath a veil so thin that once you've seen through it, you can never close your eyes to the truth again. But I don't plan on closing my eyes. I have four devils set in my sights. And this dead girl no longer has anything to lose.
The Athenaeum
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 912
Book Description
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 912
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Athenaeum
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 914
Book Description
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 914
Book Description
The Educational Screen
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Category : Motion pictures in education
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Motion pictures in education
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Motion Picture Production Encyclopedia
Author:
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Category : Actors
Languages : en
Pages : 1104
Book Description
Each edition covers previous five years.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Actors
Languages : en
Pages : 1104
Book Description
Each edition covers previous five years.
The Academy
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description