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El Bronx Remembered

by Nicholasa Mohr

Stories from El Bronx, 1946–1956

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Stories from El Bronx, 1946–1956

Set in the South Bronx of the postwar decade, this collection brings together episodes from neighborhood and family life. Its details range from the Fernandez children’s white hen, named for a favorite movie star, to a student’s uncomfortable graduation shoes and a newcomer at school said to read palms. The descriptions also place Puerto Rican migration and the pursuit of the American Dream within the community’s wider portrait. Together, these stories offer a period- and place-specific view of El Bronx through the experiences of its young people and families.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in stories about Hispanic and Latino communities.
  • Readers seeking fiction set in the South Bronx during the 1940s and 1950s.
  • Those interested in stories touching on migration, family, and neighborhood life.

Themes

Neighborhood and family lifePuerto Rican migrationThe American DreamYouth and belonging

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Book overview

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)

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