Searching
Jimmy had always been told that the stone lions on the front stoop would protect the family from all harm in the night. Throughout the stories Jimmy and his Grandpa Yussel shared, the lions were there to watch over them all. When his beloved grandpa dies one night, however, Jimmy’s faith in the safety of the world around him – and in his own family – is shaken.
Told in honest, straightforward, language, Searching is the story of Jimmy’s journey from that fateful beginning into adulthood. As Jimmy struggles to cope with the abrupt changes in his life – and in the family he has depended upon – he learns he must seek out new foundations to cling to.
As he matures, and the family changes, Jimmy finds a strong relationship with his other grandfather. Although Jimmy’s mom may not always agree with the directions “Pop” suggests to Jimmy, their relationship leads him down many new paths, including the eye-opening path to both college and romance.
In recreating Brooklyn in the 1940s and 50s, author Marty Livingston has surrounded Jimmy with both the peace and the turmoil of the era. He carefully crafts the era’s loving homes which warded off the fears of the outside world. But, as we learn along with Jimmy, even the strongest of homes - with the most protective of stone lions - can’t hold back the world forever.
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