Carny Kid

The Carny Kid is the spellbinding true life story of prominent Los Angeles criminal defense attorney Kenneth Kahn's childhood years in the 1940s and 1950s. The Carny Kid reveals how his family is suddenly evicted from their quiet, palm-lined neighborhood in West L. A. into the tumultuous ghetto of East L. A. They are the only Jewish family in the seedy Ramona Garden housing projects populated by an equal number of Mexican and African American families. He beats the odds by learning survival tactics in gang-dominated environs. With Mom and Dad graduating from drug users to small-time heroin dealers, Kenny chronicles the gritty, gripping tale. In summer his father Barry leads the family into the life of thieves and vagabond gypsies, traveling through the carnival circuit of California, Oregon, Utah and Montana. The Carney Kid is emotional, shocking, charming and inspirational. Eventually Kenny navigates the projects befriending blacks and Hispanics alike, using the library as his safe haven. Inspirational teachers and coaches drive him to excel.Kahn, Kenneth is the author of 'Carny Kid' with ISBN 9780976111504 and ISBN 0976111500.