The Sandwich

By Ian Wallace

Subjects: Children of immigrants, Italian Canadians, Italian Canadian children, Prejudices, Courage, Sandwiches, Italian-Canadian children, Juvenile fiction

Description: The other kids in school bring peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for lunch. Vincenzo brings a mortadella and provolone cheese sandwich. Everyone laughs at him and says, "Vincenzo eats stinky meat." How can he solve this problem and eat the lunch he wants?