02954cam a2200313 4500 545427612 TxAuBib 20211104120000.0 ||||||s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781538429051 1538429055 2a950c0d-7e11-44c1-acaa-bb00e7a683dd OverDrive (Reserve ID) 3205110 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Platzer, Brian. Bed-Stuy Is Burning [Libby] : A Novel. Blackstone Publishing, 2017. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 248MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 248MB. Fiction. Literature. HTML:<p><i>Do the Right Thing</i> meets <i>The Bonfire of the Vanities</i> in this thrilling novel set over the course of one cataclysmic day when riots erupt in a rapidly gentrifying Brooklyn neighborhood.</p> <p>Aaron, a disgraced rabbi turned Wall Street banker, and Amelia, his journalist girlfriend, live with their newborn in Bedford-Stuyvesant, one of the most dynamic and historically volatile neighborhoods in New York City. The infusion of upwardly mobile professionals into Bed-Stuy's historic brownstones belies the tension simmering on the streets below. But after a cop shoots a boy in a nearby park, conflict escalates to rioting—with Aaron and his family at its center.</p> <p>Pulled into the riot's vortex are Antoinette, devout nanny to Aaron and Amelia's son; Jupiter, the single father who lives on their block with his son Derek; Daniel, Aaron's unhinged basement-unit tenant; and Sara, a smart local girl, broiling with confusion and rage. As the day unfolds, these diverse characters are forced to reckon with who they are and what truly matters to them.</p> <p>With mordant wit and compassion, Platzer conjures a sharp-eyed, fast-paced, and empathetically rendered narrative about a changing neighborhood and its residents, as they struggle to raise children, establish careers, and find love, fulfillment, and meaning. <i>Bed-Stuy Is Burning</i> offers a window into an array of complex lives and deftly wrestles with the most pressing issues of our time with unflinching focus, wisdom, and hope.</p>. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-01-03 20:00:02. Corren, Donald. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0887-1/3205110-Bed-StuyIsBurning.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2a950c0d-7e11-44c1-acaa-bb00e7a683dd&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0887-1/3205110-Bed-StuyIsBurning.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2a950c0d-7e11-44c1-acaa-bb00e7a683dd&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)