Albie's Struggle - by R S Steinberg (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><br></p><p>Albie Greenberg, born in New York at the start of World War II, wants to be accepted as normal. His parents, fearing post-Holocaust that their Jewish identity could become a death sentence, have never once discussed religion in Albie's presence, and practice none.</p><p><br></p><p>For Albie's tenth summer in 1950, his parents send him to regimented, athletic Bear Lake Camp hoping their dreamy, bookish son will assimilate into the world of other boys. Away from home for the first time, Albie must navigate the camp culture as unprepared for baseball as he is for scapegoating or a summer polio epidemic.</p><p>Will rising conflict at Bear Lake that ends in darkness defeat Albie, or open a path to his future?</p><p><br></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>Steinberg's narrative skillfully evokes the postwar trauma and denial that characterized 1950s America.... a realistic and affecting examination of the effects of societal pressure.</p><p>A sensitive portrayal of a sensitive spirit facing challenges in a complex era.</p><p>--<em>Kirkus Reviews</em></p><p><br></p><p>Deft in its mining of the ill fit between bookish Albie and the bullying environs of Camp Bear Lake.... When he finds reprieve through friendship with a fellow outsider, the allure of rebelling bristles with danger. All of this crescendos in a tragic confluence of fate and remorseless righteousness.... Through its careful buildup of emotional disturbances, <em>Albie's Struggle </em>is a haunting portrait of boyhood.</p><p><em>--Foreword Reviews</em></p><p><br></p><br>
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