A collection of humorous, endearing, and sometimes tear-inducing real-life stories told in a way only Louis Romano can. From his young boy stomping grounds in the Bronx, we get real insight as to how the world, such as the Kennedy assassination, was seen through a child’s eyes. We follow Louis on his schoolyard adventures and methods of survival of a rough neighborhood, and the wit he showed even at such a young age. Pranks, humor, and keen views of life all around him make this an enjoyable book for anyone who grew up in a city, or in the 1950s when life was radically different from today.
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PABLO
MRS. HALPER
LOUIS BROWN
THE KID WHO STOLE THE CAN OPENER
REPORT CARD DAY
EGGS
THE DAY KENNEDY DIED
KARMA
THANKSGIVING
DOLLAR SIGN
IS THERE HEAVEN?
PAYING IT FORWARD
THE TWO LADIES
POEM TO ANCESTORS
THROUGH OLD EYES
CIGAR CHARACTERS
PAROCHIAL
RIKERS STORY
NOIE AND OLYMPIA
BEFORE I DROP DEAD
ELROY PEANUT BUTTER
ELIZABETH DOWD
GASPARE MICELI
THE FRONT ROW
TWO WISHES