Books by Frank Di Silvestro

In 1951, in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx, Freddy and his friend, 16 to 18, idolized Tony Curtis, who is a young actor in Hollywood groomed for stardom. Curtis comes from a neighborhood not far from where they live. In Harry's Luncheonette, they stand around the jukebox talking about Curtis' good looks and his fame and some of them even try to comb their hair like him, especially Benny Ravello who has hair just like Curtis and dreams of becoming an actor like him. He studies acting at the Drama Workshop where Curtis studied and where Joyce Selznick, the agent, discovered him. But he has difficulties in obtaining an audition with her. Remarkably with the cleverly deceptive help of his sister, a virtuoso violinist, he obtains the audition. However, Selznick rejects him, saying he should get rid of his Bronx accent, but Benny imagines his hooked nose repulsed her, which was not discernible in the picture he sent her. He decides to have rhinoplasty (a nose job).

Boy Jesus and His Dog is an inspired story of the imagination. The story, which takes place in Nazareth, is about the love that Boy Jesus and his dog, Angel, share with each other in a time when most dogs were wild and unfamiliar with the human-dog bond we have today.Boy Jesus, sometimes guided by his Heavenly Father, gradually develops a relationship with Angel that is spiritually moving and shows how boy and dog are prepared to sacrifice their lives for each other.Dog lovers, who have loving relationship with their pets, will be especially touched by the unconditional love between Boy Jesus and His Dog.