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The Bronx Ballet (Stories from a Childhood)
The Bronx Ballet - Stories from a Childhood Author:Jo Ann Nava The Bronx Ballet, (stories from a childhood,) recounts the mostly unsupervised activities of a young girl in the unpredictable world of the inner city. Even with being fatherless and penniless, life held an undefinable richness in the 1950s South Bronx neighborhood. Told in short story form, the reader is transported to another time and place, s... more »haring recollections of premature rights of passage and the consequences of choices made, as in The Pony Tail Drag;
'But as the girls drew closer, they became more ominous. We slowed down our talk in pauses of caution, as we blanketed our voices behind cupped hands. We were within earshot of these villains, when at just the wrong half-a-minute, some little giggles emerged from our common language of silly bits. These harmless nothings escaped from us and pierced the ears of the feline trio. Their response was a threatening snap,'
These midcentury memoirs create a mosaic of experiences, which resonate in any time and place where children come of age. The charming and sometimes dangerous tales speak to the young in us all.
The collection features ten illustrations created by the author.« less
I enjoyed these quick and quirky stories of childhood in the Bronx illustrated by the author. She has a witty way of telling her stories that place you in the moment.