Sofia's Stoop Story: 18th Street, Brooklyn: May 2014

Thursday, May 29, 2014

BROOKLYN SINGING...RIGHT ON UNCLE FRANKIE'S STOOP ON JUNE 1ST

http://southslopenews.com/blog/art-music/enjoy-a-reading-of-sofias-stoop-story-on-the-local-street-that-inspired-it

Check out the article (see link above) that the editor of the South Slope Patch wrote about my upcoming signing at 277-18th Street, Brooklyn. Uncle Frankie's grandson, Jon, lives there now and suggested that I have a signing on his stoop. I'm so excited! See you on Sunday, June 1st, 2:00-3:30pm. Please share the news with your friends.

Barnes & Noble book signing in East Northport, Saturday, May 31st

Etched in Sand: A True Story of Five Siblings Who Survived an Unspeakable Childhood on Long Island

Please join Regina Calcaterra, the amazing woman who shared her story in Etched in Sand. This is a must read memoir! Deborah Pelham of Lifetime Legacy organized this event in which Regina and I will be signing our books. Everyone is welcome to attend and bring a "show and tell" item from your past. We hope to see you at Barnes & Noble in East Northport, on Saturday, May 31st, from 2pm until ?

Thursday, May 15, 2014

Come to The Meetball Place in Patchogue this Sunday...

Thursday, May 8, 2014

West Babylon Library Signing....Thanks to all who attended!

On a stoop in Brooklyn, in the 1960s

Uncle Frankie begins telling Sofia and her cousins a story about the day he met one of his favorite Brooklyn Dodgers, Carl Furillo. Meanwhile, Sofia’s Nana is next door, preparing the Italian family’s Sunday dinner. Nana calls Sofia and sends her on errands to buy cheese, bread, and cannoli. Sofia returns to the stoop, only to discover that Uncle Frankie’s story is over, and it’s time to eat. When Uncle Frankie realizes Sofia is upset because she only heard bits and pieces of his story, he shares his historic tale from beginning to end, and he gives her a keepsake that he’s saved since 1947.

Maria LaPlaca Bohrer’s story reveals the 1960s, Brooklyn landscape through her own memories of Sunday dialogues with her Nana, her Uncle Frankie, and local merchants. She explores the warmth and consistency of intergenerational relationships in a typical, Italian- American family. Artistic team Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher capture the story’s colorful mix of memories and meatballs in vivid, collage-and-acrylic paintings.

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Uncle Frankie and Me

I have had the privilege of educating children for the past 24 years. I have taught second grade, fourth grade, and remedial reading. I was also an adjunct professor of Literacy Acquisition and Children's Literature graduate and undergraduate courses for nine years. I love teaching! In my spare time, I enjoy reading, writing, cooking , decorating cakes, and frying meatballs for my family. My husband and I love spending time with our children, Erica, Kurt, and Brett; and our witty grandson, Dylan.

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