Little Italy - readers
Italian-Americans
Hopes and Dreams series
An 80-page reader for
Level: Beginning Readers
Middle School to Adult
Samples
A Sample of the text
The Free teacher resource supplement
Audio Sample — Audio CD 별매
1. Hard Times in Italy
Here is the brief story summary
Little Italy is the story of the Trella family. In 1920 Vito's land is worn out, and he can't sell his oranges. Sadly, he leaves his Italian homeland and sails to New York to get work and save enough money to bring his wife, Rosetta, and their three children to America. For more than two years he works as a stonecutter, building the new skyscrapers of New York. It is dangerous work. Finally, he saves enough money for four tickets. Rosetta and their children join him. They make their new life on Mulberry Street in New York's Little Italy. Rosetta finds the city dirty and depressing at first, but she learns to love her Italian neighbors and her church. They have four more children. Then Vito falls, is injured, and must take a job making paper flowers; the whole family helps. All seven children finish high school and get good jobs. Vito and Rosetta stay in Little Italy. The novel ends as their youngest child, Dominick, graduates from high school with honors.
Contents
1. Hard Times in Italy ... 1
2. A Ship to America ... 6
3. New York ... 11
4. Two Bags ... 18
5. Across the Ocean ... 22
6. A New Day ... 25
7. Ellis Island ... 30
8. Together Again ... 36
9. Mulberry Street ... 40
10. Building a Life ... 44
11. Lucky To Be Alive ... 49
12. Paper Flowers ... 54
13. Festa! ... 57
14. Top of the Class ... 61
15. Glossary ... 67
Little Italy - readers
Italian-Americans
Hopes and Dreams series
An 80-page reader for
Level: Beginning Readers
Middle School to Adult
Samples
A Sample of the text
The Free teacher resource supplement
Audio Sample — Audio CD 별매
1. Hard Times in Italy
Here is the brief story summary
Little Italy is the story of the Trella family. In 1920 Vito's land is worn out, and he can't sell his oranges. Sadly, he leaves his Italian homeland and sails to New York to get work and save enough money to bring his wife, Rosetta, and their three children to America. For more than two years he works as a stonecutter, building the new skyscrapers of New York. It is dangerous work. Finally, he saves enough money for four tickets. Rosetta and their children join him. They make their new life on Mulberry Street in New York's Little Italy. Rosetta finds the city dirty and depressing at first, but she learns to love her Italian neighbors and her church. They have four more children. Then Vito falls, is injured, and must take a job making paper flowers; the whole family helps. All seven children finish high school and get good jobs. Vito and Rosetta stay in Little Italy. The novel ends as their youngest child, Dominick, graduates from high school with honors.
Contents
1. Hard Times in Italy ... 1
2. A Ship to America ... 6
3. New York ... 11
4. Two Bags ... 18
5. Across the Ocean ... 22
6. A New Day ... 25
7. Ellis Island ... 30
8. Together Again ... 36
9. Mulberry Street ... 40
10. Building a Life ... 44
11. Lucky To Be Alive ... 49
12. Paper Flowers ... 54
13. Festa! ... 57
14. Top of the Class ... 61
15. Glossary ... 67