{"product_id":"fish-out-of-agua-my-life-on-neither-side-of-the-subway-tracks-9780806531465","title":"Fish Out of Agua: My Life on Neither Side of the (Subway) Tracks","description":"A voice from the loudspeaker blared, \"Will the family who brought the little redheaded white girl to the Puerto Rican Day parade please come to the bandstand to pick her up.\" I looked around. Wait a minute. I am at the bandstand. I am that lost girl \u003cp\u003eMichele Carlo, a redheaded, freckle-faced Puerto Rican raised in the Polish section of the Bronx, grew up as a permanent outsider. Too white for her proud, Spanish-speaking relatives and a mystery to her schoolmates, Michele braved a search for identity that was a long, rough and tumble ride. . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy turns heartbreaking and humorous, she recalls the family calamities, fumblings of first love, and all the people and events that shaped her. From her \"playground battlefield\" in the not-so-wholesome summer of '69 to many adrenaline-fueled, graffiti-filled afternoons and her emergence as an artist with a unique and alluring voice, Michele's story is an homage to a New York City gone by. . .and an iconically American, unforgettable portrait of growing up. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Warm and insightful. . .Michele's take on life as a Latina is the most original I have ever seen.\" --Linda Nieves Powell, author of \u003ci\u003eFree Style\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Michele's humor, heart--and every sweet and razor-sharp note of her writing--reach far beyond the edges of this island.\" --Dan Kennedy, author of \u003ci\u003eRock On\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Poignant, funny, and authentic.\" --Janice Erlbaum, author of \u003ci\u003eGirlbomb\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichele Carlo\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer, performer and comedic storyteller who has lived in four of the five boroughs of New York City and remembers when a slice of pizza cost fifty cents. Her stories have been published in \u003ci\u003eChicken Soup for the Latino Soul, Lost and Found: Stories from New York\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSmith Magazine.\u003c\/i\u003e She has often appeared with The Moth and other NYC storytelling communities. Like almost every other writer in NYC, Michele is a Brooklynite (since 1988) with no plans of leaving anytime soon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Citadel Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780806531465\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 319\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michele Carlo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36644010688668,"sku":"9780806531465","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_90caf6aa-9972-43bd-b777-120405d8296a.jpg?v=1603857730","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/fish-out-of-agua-my-life-on-neither-side-of-the-subway-tracks-9780806531465","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}