America Street: A Multicultural Anthology of Stories

Welcome to America Street, where every story is as vital and unique as
the friends, neighbors, and relatives we encounter every day. Here are
fourteen stories about young people told by some of America’s best
storytellers: Duane Big Eagle, Toni Cade Bambara, Robert Cormier,
Langston Hughes, Gish Jen, Francisco Jiménez, Mary K. Mazotti, Nicholasa
Mohr, Toshio Mori, Leslie Namioka, Naomi Shihab Nye, Grace Paley, Gary
Soto, and Michele Wallace.

The journey / Duane Big Eagle
Raymond’s run / Toni Cade Bambara
The circuit / Francisco Jimenez
The wrong lunch line / Nicholasa Mohr
The loudest voice / Grace Paley
Thank you m’am / Langston Hughes
The all-American slurp / Lensey Namioka
The no-guitar blues / Gary Soto
Sixth grade / Michele Wallace
President Cleveland, where are you / Robert Cormier
Business at eleven / Toshio Mori
La ciramella / Mary K. Mazotti
The white umbrella / Gish Jen
Hamadi / Naomi Shihab Nye