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Brooklyn Bridge

A Novel

Karen Hesse
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Pages
240
Year
2008
Language
English
Publisher
Feiwel & Friends

About

So, it is with great pride and excitement that we present Karen Hesse's first novel in over five years: Brooklyn Bridge.
It's the summer of 1903, in Brooklyn, and all fourteen-year-old Joseph Michtom wants is to experience the thrill, the grandeur, and the electricity of the new amusement park at Coney Island. But, that doesn't seem likely. Ever since his parents-Russian immigrants-invented the stuffed Teddy Bear five months ago, Joseph's life has turned upside down. No longer do the Michtom's gather family and friends around the kitchen table to talk. No longer is Joseph at leisure to play stickball with the guys. Now, Joseph works. And complains. And, falls in love. And, argues with Mama and Papa. And, falls out of love. And hopes. Joseph hopes he'll see Coney Island soon. He hopes that everything will turn right-side up again. He hopes his luck hasn't run out-because you never know.

Related Subjects

  • Emigration, Immigration & Refugees
  • Social Themes
  • Juvenile Fiction
  • Adolescence & Coming of Age
  • 20th Century
  • United States
  • Historical

Extended Details

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    Reviews

    "Inspired by facts surrounding the inventors of the teddy bear, Newbery Medalist Hesse (Out of the Dust) applies her gift for narrative voice to this memorable story set in 1903 Brooklyn."
    Publishers Weekly, starred review
    "This well-told tale--about a Jewish immigrant family in New York in the early 1900s--is fascinating and full of suspense."
    The Washington Post
    "Alternating with this story line is a parallel narrative devoted to abandoned children who forge a life for themselves under the shelter of the Brooklyn Bridge. Readers will have a hard time putting down this compelling story."
    School Library Journal

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