Lynea Bowdish

In the summer of 1953, Sam and his mother move to Brooklyn to live with his grandfather after his mother loses her job.

Peter Golenbock

The story explores the prejudice experienced by Jackie Robinson and the support he received from his white teammate, Pee Wee Reese.

Joan W. Blos

Edwina Rose Sachs recounts life with her Polish immigrant family living in Brooklyn in the early 1900s.

Barbara Cohen

A fatherless white boy takes a baseball autographed by Jackie Robinson to his African-American friend.

Leonard Everett Fisher

A story about growing up in pre-World War II Sea Gate, Brooklyn, near the New York Harbor.

Bette Bao Lord

In 1947, a Chinese child moves to Brooklyn, and becomes Americanized at school, in her apartment building, and by her love of baseball.

Emily Cheney Neville

The story of a 14-year-old boy, his family and friends, and a tomcat.

M.E. Kerr

In order to get her mother’s attention, Dinky claims that she shoots heroin.

Carol Carrick

Christopher is left on the subway platform when his class goes on a trip to the aquarium.

Miriam Cohen

Four stories about six-year-old Mimmy and her little sister Sophie, who came with their family from Russia to Brooklyn during the depression.

Barbara Cooney

A girl from Brooklyn enjoys her summer at the beach painting and listening to the wild waves.

Susan L. Roth

A girl describes a celebration held for her Grandpa when he recovers from an illness.

Amy Schwartz

A baby describes the fun he has, both indoors and out, around Brooklyn, including the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens and the Brooklyn Heights Promenade.

Leyla Torres

Passengers on the D subway train speak different languages, yet they work together to rescue a frightened bird.

Gerald Green

Chaim Potok

Two Jewish boys in Brooklyn develop a special friendship.

Pete Hamill

An Irish Catholic boy named Michael Devlin and Rabbi Hirsch open up new worlds for each other by exchanging stories in 1947 Brooklyn.

Paul Auster

Solve the puzzle unfolded in this group of funny, suspenseful novels.

Marvin Rosen

Read all about this most famous of Brooklyn's restaurants. Cheesecake is the deal!

Paule Marshall

An immigrant girl grows up in early 20th-century Brooklyn.

Alice Mattson

The author tells a universal story of friendship set in McCarthy-era Brooklyn.

Betty Smith

Francie's story of a stark childhood and difficult family relationships.

Myrna Frommer

Interviews with an array of fellow born-and-bred Brooklynites who grew up between WWII and civil rights era.

John B. Manbeck

Highlights and insights from the borough that works.

Lyn Stallworth

A great collection of 230 recipes and 100 photographs from the many different ethnic communities in Brooklyn. Each one also comes with a story about a family, the neighborhood and the sharing of food.

Grace Glueck

This great book offers photos and artwork covering almost three centuries. It truly reveals why Brooklyn is a world community.

Brian Merlis

A story told with pictures from the Sheepshead Bay Historical Society.

Eric J. Ierardi

Historical photographs from two of Brooklyn’s most lively neighborhoods.

Jonathan Lethem

A great tale of a Brooklyn P.I. with a "lotta" troubles: a dead boss, woman trouble and Tourette's syndrome.

Marc Levin, Director

A rapper falls in love with a young Jewish girl despite the confines of her religious background.

Frank Rainone, Director

Al Stanco has lived all of his life in Brooklyn. He also does some work for the local crime lord, Danny Parente.

Norman Z. McLeod, Director

Danny Kaye portrays a shy milkman who accidentally becomes the world's middleweight boxing champion after knocking out the current champ in a street brawl.

Wes Craven, Director

Vampire Maximillian - diabolical, dashing and definitely not dead.

Uli Edel, Director

This intense film chronicles the lives of a colorful group of small-time hoods and hustlers in post-war Brooklyn.

Spike Lee, Director

The Carmichaels' family life in a crowded but cozy Brooklyn neighborhood nicknamed "Crooklyn."

Gene Saks, Director

Fifteen-year-old Eugene Jerome tries to uncover life's mysteries while growing up in Brooklyn during the late 1930s.

John Badham, Director

A Brooklyn store clerk turned Saturday night disco king begins to change when he meets a girl who seems more sophisticated.

Elyse Lewin, Director

Jimmy O'Connor wants to get out of Brooklyn and avoid the life of crime that has seduced his friend Tommy. This becomes very difficult when he stumbles upon a brutal murder committed by a psychopathic gangster.

Darren Aronofsky, Director

Harry and the people closest to him all struggle with drug addiction against a backdrop of the abandoned beaches and faded glory of Coney Island.