TY - SER
KW - teenagers
KW - high school students
KW - football
KW - concussions
KW - Black Americans
AU - John M. Brewer Jr.
AB - A novelized memoir of adolescence in Pittsburgh’s East End. As the formerly integrated Homewood neighborhood became all-black, the author navigates the changing social landscape, and weighs his dreams of football stardom against the abusive tactics of legendary Westinghouse High coach Reno Cesare (a stand-in for Pete Dimperio).
C1 - 1959-62
C3 - Allegheny County; Pittsburgh; Homewood; Westinghouse High School; Baxter School; Homewood Park; Holy Cross Episcopal Church; Silver Lake Drive-In Theater; East Hills; Crescent School; Hill District; Middle Hill District; Crawford-Roberts; Miller Street Sc
C4 - Roman à clef; Coming-of-Age; Black
CY - San Francisco
LA - English
M3 - Novel
N1 - Settings are referred to by their historical names as follows: Forbes Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare is Pittsburgh Hospital; Cupples Stadium is South Stadium.
N2 - A novelized memoir of adolescence in Pittsburgh’s East End. As the formerly integrated Homewood neighborhood became all-black, the author navigates the changing social landscape, and weighs his dreams of football stardom against the abusive tactics of legendary Westinghouse High coach Reno Cesare (a stand-in for Pete Dimperio).
PB - One Monkey Books
PP - San Francisco
PY - 2011
RN - John M. Brewer Jr. (1944-2018), born in Pittsburgh's East Liberty neighborhood and educated at North Carolina Central University, was a historian and author.
EP - 129 p.
TI - The Room
ER -