The Story of a Small Life

by B.J. Chute

Book by Chute, Beatrice Joy

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1971

About the author

B.J. Chute was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and lived there until she came to New York in 1940. A professional writer since 1931, Miss Chute has written hundreds of stories, which have appeared in Boys' Life, the Boy Scout magazine, and numerous anthologies of outstanding sports stories for young people. Her adult stories have appeared in nearly every major magazine, including The Saturday Evening Post, Good Housekeeping, McCall's, and Redbook. She has written four adult novels—The Fields Are White, The End of Loving, Greenswillow, Moon and the Thorn—and a collection of short stories, The Blue Cup.
- taken from the dust jacket of Blocking Back

aka Beatrice Joy Chute

Reviews

[Eileen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Point of view alternates between an educated young man doing volunteer work in the city and a tough, uneducated slum dweller. Author really gets inside the head of the tough kid giving an enlightening view of what it's like to grow up in real poverty.