by Lorenzo Carcaterra · Simon & Schuster · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780743231329
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«Street Boys» is the historical novel by Lorenzo Carcaterra, published by Simon & Schuster in paperback (326 pages, in English).
In the autumn of 1943, Naples is devastated by war and only abandoned children remain, fighting to survive. When the German army advances to take the city, these youths become makeshift fighters and face the invader armed with ingenuity, some weapons and unexploded bombs. A story of courage and youthful resilience set in the Second World War.
The work is set in occupied Italy during the Second World War and follows the resistance of a group of minors against the German advance.
Recommended for readers of historical fiction and war fiction interested in stories of overcoming during the war.
Lorenzo Carcaterra is an American writer of Italian descent. Hell's Kitchen is the setting for his most famous book, Sleepers, which was adapted as a 1996 film of the same name. In April 2009, he joined True/Slant as a blogger. True/Slant ceased operations on July 31, 2010, after only being open for a little less than a year total.
