Becoming Joe Dimaggio - Couverture souple

Testa, Maria

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0763624446 ISBN 13 : 9780763624446

Editeur : Candlewick Press (MA), 2005

Synopsis

"With ineffable tenderness and absolute clarity, Testa tells a tale in blank verse. . . . Powerfully moving as it braids together baseball, family, and the Italian-American experience." -- Booklist (starred review)

It's 1936, and the Yankees have just hired a star center fielder whose name sounds like music. What could be a better time for Papa-Angelo's grandson to be born? Christened after the legendary ballplayer, young Joseph Paul learns much at his Italian grandfather's knee -- about holding your breath in front of the radio during a 3-2 count with the bases loaded and having the audacity to dream big dreams. "Each poem is a perfect, gripping chapter," says Kirkus Reviews in a starred review of this novel in verse, which honors the timeless bond between a grandson and his immigrant grandfather -- and the process of finding one's own place in a brave new world.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Maria Testa received a Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Work-in-Progress Grant for BECOMING JOE DIMAGGIO, a poetic novel inspired by family stories. She has written three picture books for children and a collection of short stories for young adults. She is also the author of another novel about baseball, SOME KIND OF PRIDE, which was awarded the Marguerite De Angeli Prize for a first middle-grade novel. Maria Testa grew up in Rhode Island and now lives on the coast of Maine with her family.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0763624446
• ISBN 13: 9780763624446
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Hunt Scott
• Nombre de pages: 64
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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