El Bronx Remembered [Paperback]

Nicholasa Mohr (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 19, 1993

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)

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A marvel, a glorious collection of stories you will not forget." -- San Francisco Chronicle

"Brilliant ... tender ... if any author could make you hear pulses beating from the pages, Nicholasa Mohr [is] the one." -- - The New York Times Book Review

"Brilliant ... tender ... if any author could make you hear pulses beating from the pages, Nicholasa Mohr [is] the one." -- The New York Times Book Review

About the Author

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

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 13 and up
  
• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: HarperTeen (March 19, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0064471004
• ISBN-13: 978-0064471008
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #806,687 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars this book is beautiful!, December 9, 2001

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Daniel Mackler (on the road) - See all my reviews

This review is from: El Bronx Remembered (Paperback)

Marvelously written, characters with flesh-and-blood aliveness, fantastic insights into people and culture and situations, very simply and clearly yet subtly written (with great sharp transitions - she doesn't waste your time!), and so emotionally connected - this book brought tears to my eyes several times...which is why I'm recommending it so highly. Most books can't pull that off.

And although at times it is an uplifting book, mostly it's really a sad book, a book about pain and heartache and people who can't fit it, who fall between the cracks, who are rejected by American society at large, and at times their own cultures and families. It so beautifully depicts people living compromised lives, yet living nonetheless and making the best of it. It offers a great entrance into a time and place that I don't often get much contact with. Thank you, Nicholasa (and I loved your book Nilda also)!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars not just for young adults........., April 25, 2001

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Shadow Moon "Art Lover" (Fort Worth, Tx United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: El Bronx Remembered (Paperback)

Even though this book is in the young adult section, I, a mature 23 year old read it and loved it. The short stories are well written and entertaining, and each story is different from the last. The book can be finished within a few hours, so its a great book for long car rides, days at the beach, or for those times when there's nothing good on T.V.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars El Bronx, December 21, 2000

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Soley (Now, New Jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: El Bronx Remembered (Paperback)

I really enjoyed this book. I read this book last year when I was in the 7th grade. And I am a boriqua too so I can relate a little to what the author is say. This book tells the truth about life in the Bronx and being a puerto rican