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Umbrella House, The
Colleen Nelson
Illustrator: Peggy Collins, map
Ages: 12+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Pajama Press
ISBN: 978-1-77278-279-0
Keywords: New York, gentrification, graffiti, photography, community activism, squatters
Two creative and resourceful 12-year-olds work to prevent developers from destroying their East Village apartment building. Map. Archival photograph of the Umbrella House. Sources.