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NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE - A blazingly original story collection about the interconnected lives of the residents of a public housing project on the South Side of Chicago 'The residents and their buoyant dreams are documented, celebrated, honored. I bow to this writer in gratitude.'--Sandra Cisneros
NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY CHICAGO TRIBUNE Before being torn down in 2007, the Stateway Gardens public housing projects on Chicago's South Side were ridden with deprivation and crime. But for some, like Tracy, the shy, intelligent young boy at the center of this enthralling collection of linked stories, they are simply home. Set in the mid-1980s and taking readers up to the point of the destruction of the infamous Cabrini-Green housing projects--a set of buildings similar in design to StatewayProdukt Stateway's Garden: Stories (Drain Jasmon)(Paperback) označuje EAN kód 9781984818188.
Kategorie | Knihy |
EAN | 9781984818188 |
NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE - A blazingly original story collection about the interconnected lives of the residents of a public housing project on the South Side of Chicago 'The residents and their buoyant dreams are documented, celebrated, honored. I bow to this writer in
A blazingly original story collection about the interconnected lives of the residents of a public housing project on the South Side of Chicago 'The residents and their buoyant dreams are documented, celebrated, honored. I bow to this writer in gratitude.'--Sandra Cisneros Before being torn down in
Fifteen vivid stories set in Europe and Mansfield's native New Zealand populate this selection of tales inspired by the complex nature of the human condition. The author delivers an insightful look at modern behavior post-World War I. The Garden Party and Other Stories features multiple tales
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Inspire a love of reading with stories that are written from a child's perspective and will encourage children to discover the world around them. With audio and activities, Peapod Readers are the perfect start to a child's journey into learning
Inspire a love of reading with stories that are written from a child's perspective and will encourage children to discover the world around them. With audio and activities, Peapod Readers are the perfect start to a child's journey into learning
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