Allegra Maud Goldman Author:Edith Konecky A twenty-fifth anniversary edition of this classic coming-of-age novel that was called "one of those rare delights . . . as wise as it is funny" (Alix Kates Shulman, Ms. Magazine). This endearing novel chronicles the growth of the young Allegra in pre-World War II Brooklyn as she learns about sex, death, bigotry, family limitations, and what it... more » means to be young and female and independent.« less