Becoming Joe DiMaggio
Published on 3. February 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
64 pages
978-0-7636-2444-6 (ISBN)
Description
"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). Illustrations.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Massachusetts
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
US School Grade: Fifth Grade and over, Interest Age: From 10 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 123 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
62 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7636-2444-6 (9780763624446)
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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.