Little Red Riding Hood in Manhattan: A Modern Fairytale
Sarah’s Life in Brooklyn
Little Red Riding Hood in Manhattan is the story of a girl named Sarah who lives with her parents in Brooklyn, New York. Her mother, Vivian Allen, takes care of her family and works at the hospital caring for the elderly, and her father is a plumber. Sarah is 10 years old, very freckled and thin. She loves reading and fantasizing about the stories her grandmother, Rebecca, tells her. Rebecca is a former music-hall singer on Broadway and lives alone in Manhattan.