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Sons of Italy Book Club
The Sons of Italy Book Club is dedicated to the fiction and non-fiction works of Italian American writers who focus on Italian American issues, themes and history.
Preference is given to books published by the major publishing houses (Random House, HarperCollins, Penguin Books, etc.) because such titles are widely available through bookstores nationally and on amazon.com. (See "How to Order Online")
The Sons of Italy Book Club will choose three to four titles each quarter for a total of 12 to 16 titles a year. The selections will be announced to the press, posted on the Sons of Italy Web site (www.osia.org) and published in the Sons of Italy magazine, Italian America, the most widely read cultural publication for Italian Americans in the United States.
The Sons of Italy encourages its 745 chapters around the country to choose one or more of the books each quarter and use part of their monthly meeting time to discuss it.
HOW TO ORDER:
- Book Club selections are available through local bookstores nationwide.
- To order online, click on the "Buy from amazon.com" button next to each book.
- Buy ANY product from Amazon.com through a partnership with the Sons of Italy.
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View Past Book Club Selections
Spring 2009 SELECTIONS:
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Signora da Vinci
By Robin Maxwell
Leonardo da Vinci is famous, but little is known about his mother, Caterina, who was only 15 when she gave birth to him in 1452 in the tiny Tuscan village of Vinci. Robin Maxwell presents Caterina as a daring young woman who fights to regain her son. Maxwell’s story is fiction, but the novel takes the reader back to life in Renaissance Italy.
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Old World Daughter, New World Mother: An Education in Love and Freedom
By Maria Laurino
A vivid description of the tug between the traditional values of home, family and sacrifice embraced by Italian parents and the new-found liberation, career aspirations and independence of American women.
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The Sicilian Judge: Anthony Alaimo an American Hero
By Vincent Coppola
His parents were illiterate Sicilian immigrants, who taught him to have courage, compassion and patriotism. He needed them as a WW II fighter pilot; a POW and eventually a judge who had an unswerving sense of fairness as well as compassion.
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Galileo’s Leaning Tower Experiment
By Wendy Macdonald; illustrated by Paolo Rui
This story helps children understand Galileo’s great discovery about gravity through a lively text and richly colored illustrations. Ages 4-8.
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Pippo the Fool
By Tracey E. Fern; illustrated by Pau Estrada
This story is based on the life of Filippo “Pippo” Brunelleschi, the man who designed the huge dome of Florence’s cathedral, Santa Maria del Fiore in 1420. Accompanied by Pau Estrada’s beautifully detailed illustrations. Ages 9-12.
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