As she turns twelve during the summer of 1953, Penny gains new insights into herself and her family while also learning a secret about her father's death.
The Angelini Shoe Company of Greenwich Village is near collapse. Determined to save her family's company, Valentine Roncalli accompanies her grandmother to Italy to learn new techniques and find unique materials. Then Valentine learns a family secret that turns her world upside down.
New York shoemaker Valentine Roncalli is at her grandmother's wedding in Tuscany when she learns that her brother has been made partner with her in the family business. Valentine escapes the drama by re-igniting her relationship with Gianluca. When Valentine takes a business trip to Buenos Aires, she discovers a family secret that threatens to destroy the Roncallis. Valentine struggles to keep the family together while debating her future with Gianluca.
A family of Italian immigrants in twentieth-century Boston work hard to attain their dream of owning a farm in the country, but their son Joey cannot bear to leave the city.
Presents the history of Italian immigration to the U.S. beginning with the early explorations during the fifteenth century, the mass influx of native Italians at the turn of the twentieth century, their assimilation into American society, and anti-Italian sentiment.
Examines the life and career of professional wrestler Bruno Sammartino, looking at some of the most significant wrestling bouts in which he participated. Includes photographs.
In 1903, Maureen, originally from Ireland, comes to Boston to live with her old friend Sofia and her Italian American family, where the two girls share fifth grade class and various adventures.
