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The Immigrants The Immigrants Howard Fast In this sweeping journey of love and fortune, master storyteller Howard Fast recounts the family saga of roughneck immigrants determined to make their way in America at the turn of the century. Qu… OL1067131W
Hope In My Heart Hope In My Heart Kathryn Lasky After her family immigrates to America from Italy in 1903, ten-year-old Sofia is quarantined at the Ellis Island Immigration Station, where she makes a good friend but endures nightmarish conditions.… OL121821W
Alligator bayou Alligator bayou Donna Jo Napoli Talullah, Louisiana. 1899.Calogero, his uncles, and cousins are six Sicilian men living in the small town of Tallulah, Louisiana. They work hard, growing vegetables and selling them at their stand an… OL14912169W
The shoemaker's wife The shoemaker's wife Adriana Trigiani Two star-crossed lovers--Enza and Ciro--meet and separate, until, finally, the power of their love changes both of their lives forever. Set during the years preceding and during World War I. OL16647194W
The Godfather The Godfather Mario Puzo The Godfather is a crime novel by American author Mario Puzo. Originally published in 1969 by G. P. Putnam's Sons, the novel details the story of a fictional Mafia family in New York City (and Long B… OL1673205W
The Godfather / The Last Don The Godfather / The Last Don Mario Puzo Contains: - [Godfather](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1673263W/Godfather) - Last Don OL1673242W
The family Corleone The family Corleone Edward Falco New York, 1933. The crime families have prospered in the Depression, but with the coming end of Prohibition a battle is looming ... one which will determine which organizations will rise, and which w… OL17794925W
The patch boys The patch boys Jay Parini Fifteen-year-old Sammy di Cantini, resident of a mining region of Pennsylvania, is determined to rise above his class, falls disastrously in love with a Protestant, and visits his Mafia brother in Ne… OL1913087W
I Know This Much Is True I Know This Much Is True Wally Lamb E-book extra: "Who Is Wally Lamb?" The author recalls events surrounding the acclaimed publication of I Know This Much Is True. ( Not available in print editions of this work.)Wally Lamb's masterful … OL1952159W
Where my body ends and the world begins Where my body ends and the world begins Tony Romano On December 1, 1958, a devastating blaze at Our Lady of the Angels School in Chicago took the lives of ninety-two children, shattering a close-knit Italian neighborhood. In this eloquent novel, set n… OL19732063W
The 1970s The 1970s Dorothy Hoobler America's involvement in Vietnam adds to the seemingly constant arguing in the Vivanti family, whose cousins are among a group of people who have dropped out to live in a commune in Arizona. OL19887338W
Penny from heaven Penny from heaven Jennifer L. Holm It's1953 and 11-year-old Penny dreams of a summer of butter pecan ice cream, swimming, and baseball. But nothing's that easy in Penny's family. For starters, she can't go swimming because her mother'… OL1989062W
The Supreme Macaroni Company The Supreme Macaroni Company Adriana Trigiani When a secret about her business partner and lover is revealed during her family's celebration of The Feast of the Seven Fishes, Valentine Roncalli must make life-altering choices as she fights for e… OL19970866W
The Shoemaker's Wife The Shoemaker's Wife Adriana Trigiani Nestled high in the Italian Alps lies Vilminore, home to Ciro, a strapping mountain boy. Close by lives Enza, a practical girl who longs only for a happy life for her family. When the two meet as tee… OL20380074W
The supreme macaroni company The supreme macaroni company Adriana Trigiani Food, family, and a sweeping love story, set against the backdrop of Italy and New york, this is Adriana Trigiani at her very best. Taking stories handed down through her family for generations, Adri… OL24175201W
The godfather returns The godfather returns Mark Winegardner THE MISSING YEARS FROM THE GREATEST CRIME SAGA OF ALL TIMEThirty-five years ago, Mario Puzo's great American tale, The Godfather, was published, and popular culture was indelibly changed. Now, in The… OL2946238W
Very Valentine Very Valentine Adriana Trigiani Meet the Roncalli and Angelini families, a vibrant cast of colorful characters who navigate tricky family dynamics with hilarity and brio, from magical Manhattan to the picturesque hills of bella Ita… OL478975W
Novels (Fortunate Pilgrim / Godfather) Novels (Fortunate Pilgrim / Godfather) Mario Puzo Contains: - Fortunate Pilgrim - [Godfather](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1673263W/Godfather) OL7920005W
The possibilities of sainthood The possibilities of sainthood Donna Freitas While regularly petitioning the Vatican to make her the first living saint, fifteen-year-old Antonia Labella prays to assorted patron saints for everything from help with preparing the family's fig t… OL8561046W
A Picnic in October A Picnic in October Eve Bunting A boy finally comes to understand why his grandmother insists that the family come to Ellis Island each year to celebrate Lady Liberty's birthday. OL97589W
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