Download or read book All the Way to America The Story of a Big Italian Family and a Little Shovel written by Dan Yaccarino and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2012-06-27 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This immigration story is universal.” —School Library Journal, Starred Dan Yaccarino’s great-grandfather arrived at Ellis Island with a small shovel and his parents’ good advice: “Work hard, but remember to enjoy life, and never forget your family.” With simple text and warm, colorful illustrations, Yaccarino recounts how the little shovel was passed down through four generations of this Italian-American family—along with the good advice. It’s a story that will have kids asking their parents and grandparents: Where did we come from? How did our family make the journey all the way to America? “A shovel is just a shovel, but in Dan Yaccarino’s hands it becomes a way to dig deep into the past and honor all those who helped make us who we are.” —Eric Rohmann, winner of the Caldecott Medal for My Friend Rabbit “All the Way to America is a charmer. Yaccarino’s heartwarming story rings clearly with truth, good cheer, and love.” —Tomie dePaola, winner of a Caldecott Honor Award for Strega Nona
Download or read book Nonno Tell Us a Story written by Pietrantonio Lombardi and published by . This book was released on 2018-09 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MEMOIR OF PIETRANTONIO LOMBARDI, GROWING UP IN A SMALL REMOTE VILLAGE OF ITALY AND IMMIGRATING TO AMERICA IN 1966 AT THE AGE 13 WITH HIS PARENTS.
Download or read book Telling Truths Storying Motherhood written by Sheena Wilson and published by Demeter Press. This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Telling Truths: Storying Motherhood is a collection of creative non-fiction essays. Through story, contributing authors explore how expectations collide with the complex realities we face as we mother. They illustrate how mothering is inextricably linked to the positions we occupy within our specific socio-cultural contexts; how our versions of mothering are transformed in relationship to the children we raise, long for, and mourn. Together, as writers and readers, as mothers and parents and communities, we are rewriting and rereading and reinventing what it means to mother and parent our children at this moment in history. This anthology is an important contribution to ongoing dialogues that resist traditional expectations around motherhood.
Download or read book Anna and the Tale of the Wolf written by A. C. Nicholas and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "You, my little Anna, have my blood in your veins." Nonno said proudly. You think like a Del Forno. Yes, my mother told us stories about the wolves, but never to frighten us. To us, at that time, the wolves were just a fact of life, like a storm or people you had never met before and really just didn't understand. With wolves, one needs to learn, and having learned, one needs to adapt. It all revolves around Anna. 1965- Anna Del Forno was fifteen when she and her sister visited their grandparents at the farmhouse outside of Binghamton, New York. When a storm forced them to stay longer than expected, her grandfather, a reserved, almost reclusive man began telling them a story, one that he had kept to himself since his youth in the 1920's in Sicily, with his sister Gelsamina, and the baron D'Arcamo, and the wolves. 1980- Fifteen years later, Anna finds herself returning to the now abandoned farmhouse, only to discover clues and messages that begin a journey that takes her from Binghamton, all the way to Sicily. A journey that all along, she was intended to make. Some called it a legacy, others a curse. Gelsamina, the young woman in the portrait, can only offer so many clues. The rest, Anna must discover by herself. And yet, Gelsamina is always there, sharing a meal, sharing what she knows, sharing the legacy. And when she hears the wolves howling l'anelito, the longing, Anna understands what she must do. There comes a point in time when, wanted or not, ones family gives them things. There also comes a time when one must accept them.
Download or read book Intermezzo written by Lauren Mouat and published by Ali Ribelli Edizioni. This book was released on 2022-05-28 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stories in this collection center on moments of change, of crossing the threshold, of going through the gate. Some characters experience the fragmentation of making a home in a foreign land, speaking new languages, of falling into or out of love, or of growing up. The parallel text itself is a reminder that there’s always another way to see the world and to tell a story. I racconti presenti in questa raccolta sono incentrati su momenti di cambiamento, del valicare una soglia, passare oltre un cancello. Alcuni personaggi sperimentano la frammentazione che creare una casa in terra straniera comporta. Alcuni si innamorano o si disamorano. Altri crescono. Il testo a fronte ci ricorda che c’è sempre un altro modo per vedere il mondo e di raccontare una storia.
Download or read book The Dons written by Archimede Fusillo and published by Penguin Group Australia. This book was released on 2001-10-01 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paul is trying to escape. He's trying to escape from an Italian heritage that just doesn't seem to have relevance for him any more, and he's trying to escape from his nonno. They come from two different worlds, he and his grandfather, and Paul is more interested in his own world – his friends, the girls, the fast cars, the go-carts – than Nonno's strange and embarrassing behaviour. Nonno is more than just a silly old man getting in the way of Paul's lifestyle, though. Nonno has more stories to tell than Paul can even begin to imagine. But there is one big problem – Nonno is losing his mind. From the author of the highly successful Sparring with Shadows comes an irresistible, inspiring and brilliantly evocative story of family love, loyalty and wisdom.
Download or read book Anna and the Tale of the Wolf written by A. C. Nicholas and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-11-18 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "You, my little Anna, have my blood in your veins. Nonno said proudly. You think like a Del Forno. Yes, my mother told us stories about the wolves, but never to frighten us. To us, at that time, the wolves were just a fact of life, like a storm or people you had never met before and really just didn't understand. With wolves, one needs to learn, and having learned, one needs to adapt. It all revolves around Anna. 1965- Anna Del Forno was fifteen when she and her sister visited their grandparents at the farmhouse outside of Binghamton, New York. When a storm forced them to stay longer than expected, her grandfather, a reserved, almost reclusive man began telling them a story, one that he had kept to himself since his youth in the 1920s in Sicily, with his sister Gelsamina, and the baron DArcamo, and the wolves. 1980- Fifteen years later, Anna finds herself returning to the now abandoned farmhouse, only to discover clues and messages that begin a journey that takes her from Binghamton, all the way to Sicily. A journey that all along, she was intended to make. Some called it a legacy, others a curse. Gelsamina, the young woman in the portrait, can only offer so many clues. The rest, Anna must discover by herself. And yet, Gelsamina is always there, sharing a meal, sharing what she knows, sharing the legacy. And when she hears the wolves howling lanelito, the longing, Anna understands what she must do. There comes a point in time when, wanted or not, ones family gives them things. There also comes a time when one must accept them.
Download or read book An Italian Love Story written by James Ernest Shaw and published by . This book was released on 2018-11 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Wonderful book...a beautiful love story of a husband and a wife. I laughed, I cried, I stayed up half the night reading this amazing book." Marian S
Download or read book Saving Francesca written by Melina Marchetta and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before there was Eleanor and Park, there was Francesca and Will. A compelling story of romance, family, and friendship, with humor and heart, perfect for fans of If I Stay, The Spectacular Now, and Looking for Alaska. Francesca is stuck at St. Sebastian’s, a boys' school that pretends it's coed by giving the girls their own bathroom. Her only female companions are an ultra-feminist, a rumored slut, and an impossibly dorky accordion player. The boys are no better, from Thomas, who specializes in musical burping, to Will, the perpetually frowning, smug moron that Francesca can't seem to stop thinking about. Then there's Francesca's mother, who always thinks she knows what's best for Francesca—until she is suddenly stricken with acute depression, leaving Francesca lost, alone, and without an inkling of who she really is. Simultaneously humorous, poignant, and impossible to put down, this is the story of a girl who must summon the strength to save her family, her social life, and—hardest of all—herself. Melina Marchetta is the Printz-winning author of Jellicoe Road, as well as Looking for Alibrandi and Finnikin of the Rock.
Download or read book The Sun and Other Stars written by Brigid Pasulka and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-02-24 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From PEN/Hemingway award winner Brigid Pasulka, the “charming…refreshing tale” (The New York Times Book Review) of a widowed butcher and his son whose losses are transformed into love in a small town on the Italian Riviera. In the seaside village of San Benedetto, twenty-two-year-old Etto finds himself adrift. Within the past year, Etto has not only lost both his twin brother and his mother, but in his grief has become estranged from his father, the local butcher. While his father passes the time with the men of the town in the fine tradition of Italian men everywhere—a reverential obsession with soccer—Etto retreats ever further from his day-to-day life, seeking solace in the hills above the town. But then a Ukrainian soccer star, the great Yuri Fil, sweeps into San Benedetto, taking refuge himself from an international scandal. Soon Yuri and his captivating sister Zhuki invite Etto into their world of sport, celebrity, loyalty, and humor. Under their influence, Etto begins to reconstruct his relationship with his father and, slowly, open himself back up to the world. Who knows: perhaps the game of soccer isn’t just a waste of time, and perhaps San Benedetto, his father, love, and life itself might have more to offer him than he ever believed possible. “Full of light and surprising grace, [The Sun and Other Stars] is both a poetic coming-of-age story and a poignant examination of the nature of family and belonging” (The Boston Globe). It is a gorgeous, celebratory novel about families, compromise, and community, a big-hearted masterpiece that showcases a writer at the joyful height of her talents.
Download or read book Sweet Pizza written by G. R. Gemin and published by Nosy Crow. This book was released on 2016-06-02 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Joe tasted a mouthful he was amazed how delicious it was - a dense taste, better than any pasta he'd eaten before. Food was suddenly different - he felt as if his taste buds were doing the cha-cha-cha onStrictly. Joe loves his Italian heritage: the language, the opera, the lasagne! But it's hard to celebrate his Italian roots in Bryn Mawr, South Wales, where his mam is sick of running the family's tatty café. Just like his great-grandfather, who opened the café in 1929, Joe is an entrepreneur. He vows to save the family business, and to spice up the tired High Street with a little Italian flavour! This is a heart-warming story about bringing a diverse community together and the amazing history of Italian immigrants in Wales. From the author of Cowgirl, shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize. Cover illustration by Tom Clohosy Cole. "The warmth and charm of 'Sweet Pizza' are quite extraordinary; though there are some very moving moments, it is mainly a joyous and eccentric comedy." Kate Saunders, Guardian Children's Fiction Prize Judge Also by G. R. Gemin: Cowgirl
Download or read book Secrets written by Nuruddin Farah and published by Arcade Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On her return to Somalia from America, Sholoongo informs her childhood friend, Kalaman, she wants a child by him. As he considers her proposal, Kalaman receives chilling news, Sholoongo was in America to perfect her skills as a witch.
Download or read book Me written by Skyara Reign and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2017-03-02 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I have seen much I have seen love and I have seen horror. I have left this earth twice only to return with the memory of eternity. I am a woman, and I am gay. I am a seeker of truth and divine love. I am all of these things and yet none of them. My experiences and sexuality do not define me, for my identity, like yours, will always be safe, in love. This personal narrative shares author Skyara Reigns journey of self-acceptance and self-love after having survived sexual abuse and growing up a homosexual in a Christian environment. She presents a powerful story about finding and loving our authentic selves and coming to the understanding that we simply are who we areand whatever that may be, we are all perfect creations of divine love.
Download or read book To Capture and Keep written by Rachel Blake and published by Rachel Blake. This book was released on 2022-05-24 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alaska Heins has no problem telling me exactly how messed up my priorities are. Calling me out is a death sentence to most, but I prefer to punish her when she’s on her knees before me. Begging for everything I’m unwilling to give her. It was a win for me, until a rival decided to try to encroach on what’s mine.
Download or read book From All Sides written by Phil Scrima and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-10-31 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harry was your typical small businessman, worked seven days a week, and maintained a one-room office with just a secretary. He had a nice family and a wife, with three kids. The last few years were exciting, and his destiny seemed secure. He owned a beautiful home that was almost paid for, and for the first time in his life, he could afford his dream car. Overall, life was good. Then he got a threatening phone call from a competitor, and the next day his banker phoned him. It was on a Sunday! From that point on, life would never be the same for him, or his family. The excitement and emotional upheaval of a torrid love affair, and the sorrows and tragedies that would follow was beyond imagination. There was only one hope! Nonno, his grandfather knew about the energy tunnel, Harry himself had seen it! This energy beam could be the stepping-stone to immortality, as well as salvation for the human race.
Download or read book He Called Me By My Name written by Nadir Martello and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007-04 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He Called Me By My Name is the combination of two books: Book One: Over the Next Hill and Book Two: Courage and Hope. These books were written over an extended period: between the late '80s and 1998 for Book One and in 2005-2006 for Book Two. Book One: Over the Next Hill is the story of my life from my birth in Adria, Italy, to 1997 when our family left far north Queensland to find a home in New South Wales. The book relates the story of my childhood dreams and troubles, my travels and my struggle to find the meaning of my life. Book Two: Courage and Hope tells the story of our life in Lismore, both as parents and as a couple whose children have left home. Having achieved some of the purposes related in Book One: Over the Next Hill, I relate what happens in our family and how I came to terms with many of the questions of my youth.
