After remembering the cause of her best friend Devory's suicide at age nine, Gittel is determined to raise awareness of sexual abuse in her Borough Park, New York, community, despite the rules of Chassidim that require her to be silent.
Jerome Robbins and the great choreographer-directors, 1940 to the present
Long, Robert Emmet
2001
Profiles the lives and careers of notable choreographer-directors active on Broadway since 1940, and discusses how each influenced the history and development of the musical theatre.
Story of Bianca D?az, a Dominican-American teenage mother in one of New York City's toughest neighborhoods, who struggles with the hopelessness of her situation and tries to make the best decisions for herself and her baby daughter.
a historical treasury and guide to the buildings and monuments of Manhattan
Greene, Liza M
2001
An era-by-era guide to the history of New York City from 1655 to 1995, featuring a timeline of events, and providing descriptions of some of the city's architectural landmarks from each era.
During an 1888 blizzard in the Bronx, New York, twelve-year-old Milton Daub makes a pair of snowshoes and braves the weather to take food and medicine to his neighbors.
Provides insights into how Broadway musicals are made through the author's account of what he saw while serving as a production assistant during the creation of "Follies" in 1971.
