The Prince of Steel Pier

Winner of the National Jewish Book Award

A Sydney Taylor Notable Book

Tablet Magazine’s Best Jewish Kids Books of the Year

A young teen falls in with the mob, and learns a lesson about what kind of person he wants to be.

In The Prince of Steel Pier, Joey Goodman is spending the summer at his grandparents’ struggling hotel in Atlantic City, a tourist destination on the decline. Nobody in Joey’s big Jewish family takes him seriously, so when Joey’s Skee-Ball skills land him an unusual job offer from a local mobster, he’s thrilled to be treated like “one of the guys,” and develops a major crush on an older girl in the process. Eventually disillusioned by the mob’s bravado, and ashamed of his own dishonesty, he recalls words of wisdom from his grandfather that finally resonate. Joey realizes where he really belongs: with his family, who drive him crazy, but where no one fights a battle alone. All it takes to get by is one’s wits…and a little help from one’s brothers.

Author: Stacy Nockowitz
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing (R)
Published: 09/01/2022
Pages: 248
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.40h x 5.20w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781728430348
Language: English

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