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Meet the Author of Sofia's Stoop Story: 18th Street, Brooklyn

Maria LaPlaca Bohrer's children's picture book is "a richly sentimental picture of a Sunday gathering from the author's youth...the memories are as rich and savory as Nana's homemade sauce." ~Kirkus Reviews

"My father believed that baseball belonged to the people.  Now, thanks to Sofia's Stoop Story, (Brooklyn Dodger) Carl Furillo belongs to a new generation of fans."  ~Carl Furillo, Jr.

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