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43) Home at last
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
In 1903, ten-year-old Sofia and her family begin their life in America in Boston, where her father works in a grocery, her mother sells pasta, and she goes to school while trying to stay in touch with her old friend Maureen. Includes historical notes.
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In New York City in the 1920s, the children from Chinatown go after the children from Little Italy for throwing rocks at the beautiful kites Grandfather Chin makes, not realizing that they have a reason for doing so.
45) A Bronx tale
Publisher
Tribeca Film
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A devoted father battles a local crime boss for the life of his son. Growing up on the racially divided mean streets of 1960s New York, 11-year-old Italian-American Calogero, known as 'C,' idolizes sophisticated local mob boss Sonny, despite stern warnings from his working-class father. When 'C' gets older and defies his dad in order to join Sonny's dangerous gang, he finds that life is never black and white.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
In 1903, Maureen, originally from Ireland, comes to Bostom to live with her old friend Sofia and her Italian American family, where the two girls share fifth grade class and various adventures.
47) Naked moon
Author
Series
Dante Mancuso mysteries volume 4
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
©2010
Language
English
Description
Set in San Francisco in the crumbling vestiges of Italian North Beach. Before becoming a private investigator, Dante Mancuso worked for a secret corporate security firm that prized effectiveness over legality. When he left, it was not on good terms, so he made sure to take enough inside information to keep himself safe from reprisal. When SFPD Detective Leanora Chin starts asking questions about his cousin Gary's family warehousing business, Gary...
Author
Publisher
Blink
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
When Evalina Cassano and Taichi Hamasaki are torn apart by the events following the attack on Pearl Harbor, they must fight to return to one another before World War II steals their future together. From Stephanie Morrill comes Within These Lines, a Junior Library Guild selection, perfect for fans of Monica Hesse, Ruta Sepetys, and Elizabeth Wein.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
"The New York Times restaurant critic's heartbreaking and hilarious account of how he learned to love food just enough Frank Bruni was born round. Round as in stout, chubby, and always hungry. His relationship with eating was difficult and his struggle with it began early. When named the restaurant critic for The New York Times in 2004, he knew he would be performing one of the most watched tasks in the epicurean universe. And with food his friend...
Author
Publisher
Washington Mews Books, an imprint of New York University Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"With blackmail, bombings and kidnappings terrorizing New York, courageous Italian immigrant detectives teamed up as the NYPD's Italian Squad. This explosive story follows them across the first two decades of the twentieth century as they battle increasingly powerful gangsters and deeply engrained prejudice against their beloved immigrant community"--
"The unknown inside story of the NYPD’s Italian-born detectives who fought both powerful gangsters...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Forced to drop out of school at the age of fourteen to help support her family, Angela, an Italian immigrant, works long hours for low wages in a garment factory, and becomes a participant in the shirtwaist worker strikes of 1909.
53) Hope in my heart
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
After her family immigrates to America from Italy in 1903, ten-year-old Sofia is quarantined at the Ellis Island Immigration Station, where she makes a good friend but endures nightmarish conditions. Includes historical notes.
54) I never did like politics: how Fiorello La Guardia became America's mayor, and why he still matters
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A hugely entertaining celebration of one of America's greatest politicians--a source of inspiration for our equally challenging times....Fiorello La Guardia was one of the twentieth century's most colorful politicians--on the New York and national stage.He was also quintessentially American: the son of Italian immigrants, who rose in society through sheer will and chutzpah. Almost one hundred years later, America is once again grappling with issues...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Six years ago, three Long Island teenagers were murdered—their drowned bodies discovered with sand dollars placed over their eyes. The mystery of the drowning summer was never solved, but as far as the town’s concerned, Evelyn Mackenzie’s father did it. His charges were dropped only because Evelyn summoned a ghost to clear his name. She swore never to call a spirit again. She lied. For generations, Mina Zanetti’s family has used the ocean’s...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
It's the hottest day of the year in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. Tensions are growing, with the only local businesses being a Korean grocery and Sal's Pizzeria. Mookie is Sal's delivery boy. Radio Raheem has the letters of love and hate written on his hands. He is defiant and together with a motivated Buggin Out, push Sal and his sons to their breaking point. The cops intervene, using force and brutality to apprehend the large...
Author
Series
Tuscan mysteries volume 4
Publisher
Soho Crime
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Though it took some time to settle into his new life in Gravigna, Italy, following the death of his wife, Nico Doyle has figured a thing or two out. The locals have not only welcomed him, but are giving him rave reviews on his contributions to the menu at Sotto il Fico, and his budding relationship with Nelli is healing old wounds. When Nico receives a phone call late at night, he tries to ignore it. A phone call at that time could only mean trouble....
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