Brooklyn, Burning

By Steve Brezenoff

Book Overview

When you're sixteen and no one understands who you are, sometimes the only choice left is to run. If you're lucky, you find a place that accepts you, no questions asked. And if you're really lucky, that place has a drum set, a place to practice, and a place to sleep. For Kid, the streets of Greenpoint, Brooklyn, are that place. Over the course of two scorching summers, Kid falls hopelessly in love and then loses nearly everything and everyone worth caring about. But as summer draws to a close, Kid finally finds someone who can last beyond the sunset.

Brooklyn, Burning is a fearless and unconventional love story. Brezenoff never identifies the gender of his two main characters, and readers will draw their own conclusions about Kid and Scout. Whatever they decide, Brooklyn, Burning is not a book any teen reader will soon forget.
Brooklyn, Burning is the story of two summers in Brooklyn, two summers of fires, music, loss, and ultimately, love.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467716251
• ISBN13: 9781467716253
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Carolrhoda Lab (R)
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 14 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 9 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

A must-read for young adults

A wonderfully written novel laced with mystery, Brooklyn, Burning draws you in with realistic characters and tight-knit friendships. From the moment Kid's narration begins, describing their world in detail, you will be hungry for more.