false 24910 19 "Something close to magic." The Los Angeles Times<br><br>The astonishing novel of a young boy's life in the New York City of the 1930s, a stunning recreation of the sights, sounds, aromas and emotions of a time when the streets were safe, families stuck together through thick and thin, and all the promises of a generation culminate in a single great World's Fair . . . 1393558 book 1985 World's Fair total:397|5:84|4:164|3:119|2:26|1:4| 397 1489 669 43 4 1 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 27 06:07:13 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 27 06:07:13 -0700 2008 Where The Red Fern Grows...more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Jan 28 18:38:23 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 28 18:44:52 -0800 2008
Yep... Doctorow's craft is dated (uh, like Tolstoy is dated);...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Feb 19 07:55:35 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 19 07:57:54 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Sep 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 12:21:23 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 12:21:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Oct 31 10:45:53 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 10 09:43:33 -0800 2009 World's Fair is st...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Feb 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 11:26:44 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 11:54:40 -0800 2009
The story is good. It held things I always love when they'...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Sat Aug 25 11:42:14 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 25 11:44:08 -0700 2007 4 1 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Jun 04 20:02:46 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 04 20:02:46 -0700 2007 4 1 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 11 09:20:06 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 29 06:23:43 -0800 2007 4 0 false false Tue Aug 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 15:30:01 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 10:54:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Dec 30 18:46:05 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 30 18:46:32 -0800 2007 4 0 false false Fri May 01 09:02:15 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 09:05:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Mar 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 29 16:12:29 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 12 17:38:43 -0700 2009
The story - largely autobiographical - takes place in the 1930s, at war's brink. The World's Fair is taking place in NYC, and young Edgar, a Jewish kid, is desperate t...more...]]> 3 0 false true Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 02:36:06 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 21:41:22 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Dec 13 11:08:05 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 16 05:30:54 -0800 2007
About a child, and his early family life in the Bronx. 1930's. It has to be the writer, who is always gr...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Sep 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 15:32:54 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 15:32:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue May 26 07:14:37 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 07:17:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Oct 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 19:22:47 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 19:22:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 05 20:39:35 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 20:43:16 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu May 14 10:39:35 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 10:41:58 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=24910