{"product_id":"becoming-joe-dimaggio-0763624446","title":"Becoming Joe DiMaggio","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0763624446\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Testa, Maria\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51956225343776,"sku":"NEW0763624446","price":8.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/becoming-joe-dimaggio-0763624446","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}