In the year 1947, Michael Devlin, 11 years old and 100% American-Irish, is about to forge an extraordinary bond with a refugee of war named Rabbi Judah Hirsch.
Explores the dangers of city gangs through the experiences of Brooklyn boys Butch Young, who belonged to a gang and then left it, and Gino Mercado, who has stayed out of gangs.
While spending the summer in Brooklyn with her mother's former schoolmate, Sophie, a sheltered English teenager, makes some unlikely friends and finds a new side to her formerly "dull and passive" personality.
The disappearance of the seven-year-old daughter of a Brooklyn family casts suspicion on a juvenile offender from Harlem who has recently come to live with them.
After Midnight's father's empire is attacked, he is sent with his mother to live in the United States, but on the streets of Brooklyn, Midnight remains true to his beliefs while attempting to reclaim his former wealth and protect his family, while attracting the lustful attention of a number of women.
In Brooklyn, New York, in 1947, a boy learns about discrimination and tolerance as he and his deaf father share their enthusiasm over baseball and the Dodgers' first baseman, Jackie Robinson.
Presents study tools for Chaim Potok's novel "The Chosen, " including a biography of the author, character sketches, summary and analysis, ten critical views of the work, and an annotated bibliography.
