Street Boys: A Novel

Every chapter kept me wanting to read more. This would make a great movie. Very exciting and emotional. Lorenzo Carcaterra is an excellent writer.

It was a good story and I wanted to read all of his stories.

Another action story by Lorenzo Carcaterra. I found this book difficult to put down. It is one of the better historical fiction books that I have read in a while.

This is one of the best war stories I have read (True Story)

What I Didn’t Like: -I really struggled to connect with any of the characters in this one. This may be due to the fact that we jump locations and groups a lot or it could be because the focus is really the action. Either way, a lack of connection to anyone made it tough to get into the story. -Repetitive. A lot of the scenes are very similar, which makes it hard to keep track of exactly what’s happening or if progress is being made. -This is historical fiction but it reads heavy on the fiction and light on the historical, if that makes sense. I would’ve preferred it to read a bit more grounded in history. This became especially true as I did a little more research into the events described and found what are either plot holes or inaccuracies. What I Did Like: +Children are the focus here, as intended. The adult characters who enter the story do so to “assist” more than “take over” or “lead”. That works for this story. +Detailed action scenes. If you’re looking for a war book with action you can clearly picture, this delivers. +It will intrigue you to research the events further, which I believe may have been the point. This book tiptoes around some big events that will leave you curious for more. Who Should Read This One: -Fans of action driven books about war may appreciate this fictionalised take on the Four Days of Naples.

Street Boys fighting Nazi's in WWII. Courage, ingenuity, and heartbreak combine with love to make this one of best of Lorenzo Carcaterra'a novels. I've truly enjoyed them all and if you love suspense, adventure and devilishly intriguing plots you will love any of his books.

Was a good book, would recommend it, my husband actually read it.

My 13 year old son loved this book. It kept his attention and enjoyed the WW II story line in Italy. He liked how it switched characters views, Italians, Americans and Germans.

There is a story told over and over again in the city of Naples about a band of street orphans of about 300 who took on the might of the German army consisting of a whole panzer division and hundreds of Nazi storm troopers from the dates Sept 28th till Oct 1st 1943, these children armed with only primitive weapons and their knowledge of the streets fought with immense bravery and distinction. This book is based on this story, although not factual the author has tried to keep as close as possible to the original story, what we find is an incredible well written story, brilliant, you can't put the book down. If only part of the original story is true then it would have had to have been one of the most incredible battles of the second world war.

excellent

I liked the book very much. I did not know about the street war in Naples during the German occupation so i was very surprised to realise that this was loosely based on fact.