A Catholic Kid from a Jewish Neighborhood: Snapshots of a Jersey Childhood
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A Catholic Kid from a Jewish Neighborhood: Snapshots of a Jersey Childhood
Sale price
$28.99
Regular price $34.99
How would you survive growing up in a cramped Cape Cod with tenbrothers and sisters—plus a father who could terrify a grizzly and a mother whose sense of humor should’ve come with a warning label?
A Catholic Kid from a Jewish Neighborhood is Joe Brizek’s laugh-out-loud memoir of navigating childhood in a king-sized Catholic family during the turbulent ’60s and ’70s. Think of it as a cultural exchange program he never signed up for: Catholic kid, Jewish neighbors, and enough chaos to keep the whole block entertained.
Between a sibling swarm that could field a football team, the neighborhood escapades, and the daily tightrope walk between childish fear, fun, and faith, Brizek takes you on a warm, witty journey through the beautiful mess of growing up.
Told as a series of childhood, youth-tinted snapshots, the story swings from joy to anxiety, hilarity to heartbreak. Brizek wanders the wilderness of juvenile insecurity while learning how to stand on his own two feet, before finally stumbling across the graduation finish line.
If you’ve ever been part of a big family, grew up in a neighborhood that shaped you, or simply survived adolescence with most of your sanity intact, this memoir is the best family reunion you never knew you needed... with a lot more siblings.
A Catholic Kid from a Jewish Neighborhood is Joe Brizek’s laugh-out-loud memoir of navigating childhood in a king-sized Catholic family during the turbulent ’60s and ’70s. Think of it as a cultural exchange program he never signed up for: Catholic kid, Jewish neighbors, and enough chaos to keep the whole block entertained.
Between a sibling swarm that could field a football team, the neighborhood escapades, and the daily tightrope walk between childish fear, fun, and faith, Brizek takes you on a warm, witty journey through the beautiful mess of growing up.
Told as a series of childhood, youth-tinted snapshots, the story swings from joy to anxiety, hilarity to heartbreak. Brizek wanders the wilderness of juvenile insecurity while learning how to stand on his own two feet, before finally stumbling across the graduation finish line.
If you’ve ever been part of a big family, grew up in a neighborhood that shaped you, or simply survived adolescence with most of your sanity intact, this memoir is the best family reunion you never knew you needed... with a lot more siblings.