. "Fiction" . . . . "Nicky and the joyous noise" . "Juvenile works" . . "11-year-old Nicky and his friend Velveteen Smith find a friend in Señor Estrada, who teaches them to find out what they do best and do it with joy and hard work. They help Señor Estrada defend his towering spires, built of scrap metal and bits of glass, against condemnation by the city's Building and Safety Department." . . . . .