Stella Bellarosa Tales of an Aspiring Teenage Superhero Julie Krantz Books
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A wallet, a thief, and a brilliant plan--what could possibly go wrong? At least that's what Stella thinks--until she and Pin Pin get caught with the goods, that is, and all heaven, hell and whatever's-in-between breaks loose, forcing the best friends to hit the road. Tag along as Stella and Pin Pin runaway to midtown Manhattan, all the while battling archrival Teresa Como for the title to SOHO's Annual Food Drive, their ticket to Regis Academy--a posh high school for girls, hidden far, far away in the Catskills. Oh-la-la, for the chance to leave home--for good! Problem is... the road isn't much safer than home, especially when the runaways attract the attention of police, museum officials and--worst of all--Stella's unforgiving father. Also pitted against their extravagant dream is the threat of Pin and her family's deportation, including baby sister, Audrey, who lies at the heart of this quirky coming-of-age novel--STELLA BELLAROSA Tales of an Aspiring Teenage Superhero, a serious MG with a funny-bone. Read this excerpt from the novel to see how Stella and Pin Pin deal with the many social issues they face, including the challenges of immigrating to a foreign city, bullying, making friends, and teens and preteens coming of age. “So … how was your day? Anything new?” I was surprised at Pin’s perkiness, considering how glum she’d been this morning. “Nope. Nothing’s new. No thing what-so-ever.” Ha. That’s when I knew she was lying. Pin Pin’s always emphatic when she lies. “Oh,” I replied coolly. The best way to get info from Pin’s to act disinterested. It drives her nuts. “Well, ‘nothing’s’ better than ‘something bad’ I guess.” Pin looked at me sharply. “What do you mean? Did you hear something?” Hmmm. Now she was being cagy, so I baited her. “Nah. Well, yeah, nah. Not really. You know—no big deal.” When she didn’t bite, I tried a more direct approach. “Oh, well. Okay. You know what my day was like—regurgitated eggs, chunks of….” “Okay, okay. I… confess…. Because you are making me sick, Stella Bellarosa. Sick in my gizzards.” Heheh. Pin’s word choice killed me. But the second way to make her talk was to gross her out. Which I’d done, at least in part. So I prodded some more. “Confess, Pin? Confess to what?” “Oh. Didn’t I tell you?” She tried to act blasé, but her right eye kept blinking. Pin had a tic or something that twitched when she was upset. Like when she talked about China. Or home. Or Audr—. Suddenly I knew this had something to do with her family. “Tell me what?” I said. “Oh, yeah… you were probably puking when it happen.” “When what happened?” I said in a clipped voice. Pin’s coyness was starting to irritate me. “It,” she said, shrugging. “I take it.” “Take what?” “Mrs. Tucci’s wallet.” I needed a calming breath, but gulped in a mouthful of rancid city air instead and choked. Shock does that to a person. And, believe me, 'shock' is mild for describing how I felt. “What do you mean you took Mrs. Tucci’s wallet?” “It was easy,” she continued, shifting her weight in a decidedly uneasy way. Easy? Yeah, I could believe it. We’d known Mrs. Tucci forever. She was the oldest substitute at Holy Infant Elementary School—maybe in the world. She wore pointy glasses with rhinestones in the corners and carried a purse as big as a dumpster. Must’ve eaten truckloads of spumoni as a kid, because she had three gold teeth. “So?” A lump of mucous formed in my throat, but I ignored it. “How? And, oh my god… why?” “Well. Mrs. T’s a rich woman, right?” Pin explained. “You’ve seen her pocky-book. It’s huge. She has gold in her mouth and diamonds everywhere. She’s probably a millionaire. No big deal.” “No big deal?” I could feel another lump rising in my gullet. Continue reading to see how 13-year-olds Stella and Pin Pin struggle to come of age in the midst of challenges as diverse as immigration, growing up in a foreign city, and bullying.
Stella Bellarosa Tales of an Aspiring Teenage Superhero Julie Krantz Books
Julie Krantz pops onto the young adult (read Middle School age bracket) literature scene with a book that belies the fact that this is her debut novel. STELLA BELLAROSA is a well developed story, richly populated with characters with whom we immediately can identify, and she understands the locale in which she places her tale of coming of age so well that the book has a scent of memories from an Italian kitchen built in. She has the courage to speak the language of the inhabitants of Little Italy in New York without ever becoming a parodist. It simply flows as naturally as sauce over pasta.She has created two significant main characters Stella (of the title) and her best friend Pin Pin and through these characters she shares those friable teenage years with events and attitudes both negative - poverty, crime and prejudice – and positive (family, fun and friendship). And to open the curtain on what will be an adventure she places the following as her opening lines: ‘Little Italy, New York -So where was that little birdie when I needed him? You know, the one who flits around your brain screeching ‘don’t do this, don’t do that’ at the most annoying times? Because he sure wasn’t there this morning, chirping ‘don’t get out of bed if you know what’s good for you, knucklehead!’ So I shot up as soon as I heard Papa yelling, and smacked into the crappiest day of my whole stupid teenage life. “YO, STELLA! You gettin’ ready or what? I don’t want no more late slips ’round here!” From this delicious entrée the flavor of what to follow is suggested. Pin Pin steals a wallet, Stella thinks she should return it so they head out of Little Italy into the worrisome atmosphere of Manhattan. Both are desperate to find a way out from the financial and cultural issues that burden them – including finding the means to step out of their own station in life and attend a posh girls school in the Catskills. Problems mount, parents react, but Stella with Pin Pin overcomes hurdles that would trip up a less ingenious young mind. And all of this is woven together in ItaloAmericano lingo that is at once hilarious and touching.
For a first novel Krantz has pulled off a tasty little tale that likely will appeal to adults as much (if not more) than to the directed audience of teens. Books like this – funny, challenging, and beautifully scripted – are what will salvage our young people away from their tweeting and chattering online. Refreshing! Grady Harp, November 13
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Stella Bellarosa Tales of an Aspiring Teenage Superhero Julie Krantz Books Reviews
For starters, Stella Bellarosa is a catchy name for the heroine. Remembering back to when I would have been part of the ideal audience for this book, I found Stella to be a credible New York City teen and her misadventures the kind I would have enjoyed reading about. Stella's troubles started when she decided to return a teacher's purse that her best friend stole. Stella was caught and suspended from school for three days. Rather than go home to face her parents, she began a frantic game of Dodge'em throughout Manhattan. When she finally reached the point, in the Times Square Police Precinct, when she could no longer go it alone, she realized that her only hope of setting things right was to call her father. This led her to conclude that having a family you can count on is something to treasure. She also realized that her parents were damaging not only their marriage, but the entire family, with their endless, pointless squabbling. It came as a surprise that someone as self-absorbed as Stella could figure that out.
I received a complimentary copy of this book for an honest review.
I wanted to like it,but it was just too boring. I should have been written better,with better flow. Got a refund.
My tween daughter read it and loved it. She is well read and loves both classical and modern literature. She thought this was a great book, but not Black Beauty or Jane Eyre level. She has mentioned it several times since reading and re-reading it.
Stella, the drama queen, and Pin Pin the naive, wallow in trouble they bring on themselves. New Yorkers might relate to their problems and YA might find their adventures very amusing. Not for everyone.
Stella Bellarosa and her best friend, Pin Pin, begin this carefully crafted slice of life as Catholic school students living in New York's Little Italy. The story opens in the 1960s with Stella and Pin Pin, diligent Catholic school girls, working toward elite scholarships. In the end we find the two girls, no longer Catholic school students, meeting new challenges on their first day in P.S. 130. What happens between Chapters 1 and Stella's reflections found in the Epilogue are multiple interesting, funny and sometimes sad adventures not to be missed.
Coming of age is a challenge for any young lady at any time in history. When Catholic school, public school, cultural differences, family traditions, the law, and the subway are tossed in, there is no doubt that middle school readers and adults alike will feel the result is a perfect mix. There is no doubt that the struggles of Stella and Pin Pin will touch the hearts of both young and old.
Remarks In her debut novel Julie Krantz has hit the often elusive goal of excellence. Through the tool of internal dialogue, Ms. Krantz draws the reader into the life of Stella Bellarosa, an adventurous girl living in New York's Little Italy. Stella's friend Pin Pin is so clearly described through this literary device that she too becomes alive in the mind of the reader. In this reviewer's humble opinion, someone should consider this for a movie.
Julie Krantz pops onto the young adult (read Middle School age bracket) literature scene with a book that belies the fact that this is her debut novel. STELLA BELLAROSA is a well developed story, richly populated with characters with whom we immediately can identify, and she understands the locale in which she places her tale of coming of age so well that the book has a scent of memories from an Italian kitchen built in. She has the courage to speak the language of the inhabitants of Little Italy in New York without ever becoming a parodist. It simply flows as naturally as sauce over pasta.
She has created two significant main characters Stella (of the title) and her best friend Pin Pin and through these characters she shares those friable teenage years with events and attitudes both negative - poverty, crime and prejudice – and positive (family, fun and friendship). And to open the curtain on what will be an adventure she places the following as her opening lines ‘Little Italy, New York -So where was that little birdie when I needed him? You know, the one who flits around your brain screeching ‘don’t do this, don’t do that’ at the most annoying times? Because he sure wasn’t there this morning, chirping ‘don’t get out of bed if you know what’s good for you, knucklehead!’ So I shot up as soon as I heard Papa yelling, and smacked into the crappiest day of my whole stupid teenage life. “YO, STELLA! You gettin’ ready or what? I don’t want no more late slips ’round here!” From this delicious entrée the flavor of what to follow is suggested. Pin Pin steals a wallet, Stella thinks she should return it so they head out of Little Italy into the worrisome atmosphere of Manhattan. Both are desperate to find a way out from the financial and cultural issues that burden them – including finding the means to step out of their own station in life and attend a posh girls school in the Catskills. Problems mount, parents react, but Stella with Pin Pin overcomes hurdles that would trip up a less ingenious young mind. And all of this is woven together in ItaloAmericano lingo that is at once hilarious and touching.
For a first novel Krantz has pulled off a tasty little tale that likely will appeal to adults as much (if not more) than to the directed audience of teens. Books like this – funny, challenging, and beautifully scripted – are what will salvage our young people away from their tweeting and chattering online. Refreshing! Grady Harp, November 13
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