Becoming Joe DiMaggio

Testa, Maria

ISBN 10: 0763624446 / ISBN 13: 9780763624446

Verlag: Candlewick (edition Illustrated), 2005

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"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.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: 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.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Becoming Joe DiMaggio
Verlag: Candlewick (edition Illustrated)
Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
Einband: Paperback
Illustrator: Hunt, Scott
Zustand: Very Good
Auflage: Illustrated.