{"product_id":"9781469780337","title":"Songs from the Street: A Native New Yorker Comes of Age in the Fifties","description":"\u003ci\u003eSongs from the Street\u003c\/i\u003e 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.","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47135703990512,"sku":"9781469780337","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781469780337_p0.jpg?v=1763700899","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781469780337","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}