Flamingnet Student Book Reviewer  APB
In Napoli, Italy, a nine-year-old boy (later to be called Dom) lived his regular life with his aunt, mother, uncle, and younger siblings. But one day his mother woke him up early, and suddenly set him on a ship straight to America. Dom found himself alone on the streets of the strange town the civilians called Five Points. Dom discovered friends on the streets and realized that he had to rely on himself more than on others. Even though he was Jewish, Dom was forced to go to a Christian church and eat un-kosher foods. Soon he settled into life and blended into the New York crowds.< p>The King of Mulberry Street was amazingly written, and suspense was included in all of the appropriate places to polish it off. Donna Jo Napoli helps the reader visualize the life of an orphan living on the streets in New York in the 1890s. I think this novel could become a well-known historical book about what life was like for nineteenth century American immigrants. It might be as popular as the novel Stones in Water, another one of Donna Jo Napoli's books. The King of Mulberry Street is definitely a page turner.

Some adult situations that some children may not understand.

Reviewer Age:11

Reviewer City, State and Country: Osseo, Wisconsin United States