America Street

Welcome to America Street, where every story is as vital and unique asthe friends, neighbors, and relatives we encounter every day. Here arefourteen stories about young people told by some of America's beststorytellers: Duane Big Eagle, Toni Cade Bambara, Robert Cormier,Langston Hughes, Gish Jen, Francisco Jiménez, Mary K. Mazotti, NicholasaMohr, Toshio Mori, Leslie Namioka, Naomi Shihab Nye, Grace Paley, GarySoto, and Michele Wallace.The journey / Duane Big EagleRaymond's run / Toni Cade BambaraThe circuit / Francisco JimenezThe wrong lunch line / Nicholasa MohrThe loudest voice / Grace PaleyThank you m'am / Langston HughesThe all-American slurp / Lensey NamiokaThe no-guitar blues / Gary SotoSixth grade / Michele WallacePresident Cleveland, where are you / Robert CormierBusiness at eleven / Toshio MoriLa ciramella / Mary K. MazottiThe white umbrella / Gish JenHamadi / Naomi Shihab Nye