greenwich village (new york, n.y.)

For one hundred years the Angelini Shoe Company has bought its shoe leather from Vechiarelli & Son in Tuscany. This business relationship leads Valentine Roncalli to meet and fall in love with Gianluca Vechiarelli, and the two start a life together with bumps on the road. However, Valentine meets each bump with the knowledge that anyone who can craft a shoe can do nearly anything.

"When a secret about her business partner and lover is revealed during her family's celebration of The Feast of the Seven Fishes, Valentine Roncalli must make life-altering choices as she fights for everything she wants while sustaining her family's business and enjoying life to the fullest"--OCLC.

Seventeen-year-old Brooke has a crush on Scott so big that when he heads for New York City, she moves into her estranged father's Greenwich Village apartment, but soon she begins to focus on knowing herself and finding her future path.

On Saturday morning Katie, who lives in Greenwich Village, plays checkers, helps paint the hallway, receives a sugar cookie from Mrs. Zelinsky, and keeps a secret.

Examines the lives of over twenty women who were influential in the cultural revolution that swept Greenwich Village and Harlem in the early twentieth century, and opened doors for women into new areas of art and activism.

A young boy is the prime suspect when shadow paintings appear in his Greenwich Village neighborhood.

Even though she is engaged, fashion designer Lucia Sartori falls in love with a good-looking stranger who promises her a life of luxury, and she almost destroys her Italian family ties.

A twelve-year-old boy, whose problems include having to take "Square" music lessons, an attachment to a childhood teddy bear, and a father who earns a living creating comic strips, gets involved with jewel thieves in an attempt to break the dull routine.

An epic poem by Derek Walcott in which a desperate wanderer travels through Europe looking for peace and happiness.

Seventeen-year-old Brooke has a crush on Scott so big that when he heads for New York City, she moves into her estranged father's Greenwich Village apartment, but soon she begins to focus on knowing herself and finding her future path.