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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761375260
• ISBN13: 9780761375265
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Carolrhoda Lab (R)
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 7.5"
• 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.