The Three Little Kittens by Anna Alter

The Three Little Kittens by Anna Alter

THE CLASIC TRUE STORY OF THE COP WHO COULDN'T BE BOUGHT

I don't think anyone can come away from Serpico without admiration for one man's lonely integrity. --New York Times

With an Afterword by Frank Serpico

The 1960s was a time of social and generational upheaval felt with particular intensity in the melting pot of New York City. A culture of corruption pervaded the New York Police Department, where payoffs, protection, and shakedowns of gambling rackets and drug dealers were common practice. The so-called blue code of silence protected the minority of crooked cops from the sanction of the majority.

Into this maelstrom came a working class, Brooklyn-born, Italian cop with long hair, a beard, and a taste for opera and ballet. Frank Serpico was a man who couldn't be silenced--or bought--and he refused to go along with the system. He had sworn an oath to uphold the law, even if the perpetrators happened to be other cops. For this unwavering commitment to justice, Serpico nearly paid with his life.

ANNA ALTER, like Desmond, was terrified of the spotlight when she was a child. She graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design, where she studied illustration. Her books for children include What Can You Do with an Old Red Shoe? and Abigail Spells, which Kirkus Reviews called a winsome tale [that] demonstrates the value of friendship during the trials and travails of life.
Originally from Virginia, Anna lives in western Massachusetts, where she visits schools to speak about her work. You can visit her on the Web at www.annaalter.com.

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ISBN 13	9780805064711
ISBN 10	0805064710
Titel	The Three Little Kittens
Autor	Anna Alter
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Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Henry Holt & Company
Erscheinungsjahr	2001-10-01
Seitenanzahl	32
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.
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