This book of 11 sto­ries is self-pub­lished by Lin­da J. Gold­berg with the help of the Women of Nat­ick Pub­lish­ing Grant. The author’s tales are fic­tion­al but inspired by her expe­ri­ence grow­ing up in Dorch­ester, a Jew­ish neigh­bor­hood in Boston in the 40’s and 50’s. The fam­i­lies were poor and lived in triple-deck­er hous­es. Every­one in the neigh­bor­hood knew each oth­er. The sto­ries are told in the voic­es of the immi­grant fam­i­lies and nar­rat­ed by the youngest daugh­ter, who keeps a diary. She is encour­aged by her grand­moth­er to pur­sue her dream of writ­ing. They describe fam­i­ly dynam­ics and the hard­ship of dai­ly life and include Jew­ish obser­vance, neigh­bor­hood life, parental frus­tra­tions, sib­ling rival­ries, dif­fer­ing expec­ta­tions for girls and boys and learn­ing a trade ver­sus pur­su­ing an edu­ca­tion. The final sto­ry takes place in the old coun­try. The book is print­ed in large type and is suit­able for pre-teens. The tales are enjoy­able easy read­ing and each begins with a black and white pho­to of the time depict­ing a ​“slice of life” of immi­grant Jews in America.