He has to choose between careers (working for his father or finding his own path), between issues (joining a civil rights demonstration or following his animal instincts), and between girlfriends (fussy Carol or hip but good-hearted Vera). "All are good for a couple of therapeutic belly laughs," states Martin Levin in the
New York Times Book Review. The reviewer concludes, "Levoy has a nice offhand way with college humor."
A Timeless Neighborhood in New York City
Levoy turned to children's literature when his own children, David and Debbie, were growing up. His first story was written for them as a Hanukkah present. Levoy submitted it to the publishers Harper & Row, but an editor sent it back with the suggestion that he either expand the story into a novel or add more stories to make a collection. The seven interconnected stories that resulted from this became his first book for children, The Witch of Fourth Street and Other Stories. All of the stories--plus an additional one, Penny Tunes and Princesses, published separately as a picture book with illustrations by Ezra Jack Keats--tell about the trials and joys of living in the mixed ethnic neighborhoods of New York City.
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