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Steven Kroll Sweet America: An Immigrant's Story (Jamestown's American Portraits)
Brighter Child 2004-04-15 0769634230 / 9780769634234 Paperback New Paperback
It is 1889, Tony Petrosino, a 14 year old from a poor village in Italy, has been in America for two years.Tony and his family live in a cramped tenement apartment in New York City's Little Italy. His papa has seasonal work laying new streets. His mamma sews garments and makes articicial flowers at home. Tony, his two brothers, and his sister do what they can do to help.br>Tony wants to do better. Struggling with neighborhood gangs and working as a part-time newsboy, he has learned English and graduated from the eighth grade. Now, he wants to continue his education, but his papa, stuck Old World ways, refuses.br> Tony must become a full-time newsboy to give more money to the family. Tony wants to rebel, but he is loyal to his family. His decision will begin the widening of his experience.br>Jamestown’s American Portraits explores the growth of different generations and cultures through the lives of young boys and girls. These titles are told from a diverse group of boys and girls, coming from different and unique backgrounds that represent Americas own diverse population, spanning from the Jamestown Settlement to the Civil Rights Movement.
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Steven Kroll When I Dream of Heaven: Angelina's Story (Jamestown's American Portraits)
Brighter Child 2004-04-15 0769634249 / 9780769634241 Paperback New Paperback
New book may have light edge wear on the spine.It is September 1895 in New York City. Six years have passed since Tony Petrosino, a 14-year-old Italian immigrant, seized the opportunity to become a photographer. Now, his sister Angelina is 14. She would like more education, but Papa has insisted she work full-time.Always her mother's helper, "Gina" starts sewing garments The work is hard, but when her friend Rosie joins her in the shop and they become friends with Louisa and Judy, the lure of freedom becomes impossible to resist. Wearing stylish clothes and going out to dance halls is not only fun, but a way of separating from her parent's Old World ways.How this conflict is resolved for Gina-and the part Clarissa dale of the Jamestown Dales plays in it-makes for a story both poignant and dramatic.
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