A coming-of-age memoir. In the face of her father's addiction, an altruistic young Latina struggles to reclaim her self-worth amidst her deteriorating Brooklyn projects. Brownsville Bred (adapted from her autobiographical stage play) is a young adult novel told in a series of vignettes-some funny, some heartbreaking, that together tell Elaine Del Valle's journey growing up in the toughest project in Brownsville, the toughest neighborhood in New York. But, her story refuses to be ghetto-ized. It bursts with the details of life and touches everyone. Prepare to be handheld through a journey that will make you feel more than inspired... It will make you feel CAPABLE!
