false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173474776m/294906.jpg 294906 5 WALTER DEAN MYERS returns to the world of <i>145th Street: Short Stories </i>to show how love can be found, and thrive, in the most unlikely places. Curtis finds love in Iraq as he struggles to stay alive in a war he doesn't want to fight, and Letha discovers her own beauty in the love of her child. There is the "good daughter" who realizes that there's only one way to help her brother and her family. Other stories center on the daily drama of the Curl-E-Que beauty shop, or capture the slapstick side of passion. 2328477 11 9 2007 What They Found: Love on 145th Street total:96|5:18|4:42|3:23|2:11|1:2| 96 351 173 35 4 1 false false Wed Dec 17 14:51:31 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 16:12:42 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 29 17:06:35 -0800 2008 Sat Apr 05 16:59:28 -0700 2008
I like how Myers linked the characters and stories together even though they were told by many different people from the neighborhood.]]> 5 0 false false Mon May 12 23:56:51 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 23:57:07 -0700 2008
I really enjoyed 145TH STREET: SHORT STORIES when it came out quite a few years ago, so I was anxious to read this new collection of stories. Once again, Walter Dean Myers takes readers into the world on 145th Str...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jun 11 09:08:33 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 14:37:44 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 19:47:26 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 19:49:22 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Feb 15 15:05:53 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 22 14:29:43 -0700 2008 by Walter Dean Myers

145th Street in Harlem ties together 15 inter-related short stories about love. The time is the present.

It was Daddy's idea. If Big Joe could have his own funeral before he died, then Daddy wanted to leave his o...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 24 06:50:23 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 24 07:01:20 -0700 2008 145th Street collection, which I read a few years ago and loved. Marketed as YA fiction, both contain linked stories, so there's a novel-like sense to the characters and their Harlem world. The first book, though, is richer and more nuanced and should appeal to any read...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 17:53:58 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 14:19:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 04 11:19:40 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 17 12:57:27 -0700 2008 Letha wanted to know what it was like to have sex, then immediately regretted the choice she had made. Her first time wasn't about lov...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 16 10:12:50 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 10:14:01 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jun 02 16:32:23 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 02 18:55:45 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Feb 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Apr 15 14:12:13 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 14:14:51 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jan 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 15:05:47 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 13:17:26 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Tue Sep 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 21 19:32:31 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 23 08:08:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 21 01:11:53 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 22 14:05:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 12:18:31 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 12:19:22 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Thu Mar 05 16:27:57 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 16:28:13 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jan 06 16:05:34 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 06 16:14:40 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Oct 08 15:58:19 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 01 14:38:01 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 08 15:58:19 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 06:36:18 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 06:39:31 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=294906