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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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Four Months in Brighton Park: Growing-up in the Sixties

Four Months in Brighton Park: Growing-up in the Sixties

Ehrhorn, Larry

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ISBN10: 0692928464
ISBN13: 9780692928462
Publisher: Lightning Source Inc
Published: Sep 14 2017
Pages: 254
Weight: 0.83
Height: 0.58 Width: 5.98 Depth: 9.02
Language: English
Set in a working class neighborhood on Chicago's southwest side in 1965, Four Months in Brighton Park focuses on Kelly Elliott, the kid with two first names. Kelly is a cross between Holden Caulfield and Walter Mitty, rarely facing reality until one day when he is forced to confront the consequences of his actions, when he impulsively makes an obscene gesture at Joe Swedarsky, the school jock and bully. That initial conflict starts a cascade of humorous and affecting dominoes that change his life.Being raised by his single, hard-working mother, Kelly stumbles through misadventures -- dealing with his mother's tyrannical pilot boyfriend, peer pressure, male curiosities, teachers, and friendships. Besides Ma, his guides through this journey include Little Joey, the legless owner of a local deli; best friend Jerry Hogan, Mary Harker, a troubled, mature woman; and Linda Martinsen, the quiet girl who found something likable in Kelly.The four month journey taken by Kelly provides insight, change, humor and empathy, elements of which all people are familiar.

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