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Reviewed by Anna Smith for Readers' Favorite
The Hester Street Kids by Armando Minutoli is a thrilling mystery and family saga set in the 1950s. Katherine is the daughter of a Little Italy pharmacist. She's a first generation, college-educated woman and something of a rarity in her Italian-American community. But when she learns of the criminal alliances between members of her family and close personal friends, she is shocked. Could some of the people she is closest to be actual cold-blooded killers? The more Katherine questions what is going on in her neighborhood, the more she wishes she didn't know what is going on. When it comes time to reveal these secrets to her new love, Katherine worries she could lose him forever. All she wants to do is protect those she loves and give herself a chance at true happiness.
The Hester Street Kids is a beautifully written historical fiction piece that very nicely depicts life in the 1950s. I loved every description about this time period. It felt so authentic and real and I really enjoyed being dropped into that era! I learned what it was like for a woman in that era, as well as an immigrant, both of which were educational for me. Armando Minutoli also does a nice job of showing Italian mobsters without stereotyping the characters. This was an important part of the story, but it isn't a mob story or a story about Italians in the mob. It is a story about good versus evil, and right and wrong choices.
