{"product_id":"songs-from-the-street-a-native-new-yorker-comes-of-age-in-the-fifties-0595235778","title":"Songs from the Street: A Native New Yorker Comes of Age in the Fifties","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0595235778\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Camara, Karen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSongs from the Street is about a native New Yorker coming of age in the fifties, from age eleven to age twenty. The success story of a Jewish girl and her Puerto Rican friends is a combination of circumstance, luck, and learning from mistakes. Karen's story includes coping with a dysfunctional alcoholic family, days of excellent schooling contrasted with nights in the street, a drug-addicted boyfriend, a May-December romance with a high school teacher, and the culture shock encountered in educational and economic border-crossing. In addition to the story of one person and her friends, the narrative provides a universal paradigm of growth anyone can identify with. Moreover, the book includes a wealth of 1950's cultural and historical information not typically found in memoirs. This includes city tales about life on the rooftops and under the boardwalks, Forty-second Street before Disney, and Alan Freed's rock and roll shows. Whether your interest is in New York City, the fifties, or a teenager coming of age under adverse circumstances, the reader will be entertained and educated.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51940045095200,"sku":"NEW0595235778","price":29.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/songs-from-the-street-a-native-new-yorker-comes-of-age-in-the-fifties-0595235778","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}