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In Revere, in those days
a novel
By Merullo, Roland
- ISBN
- 978-0-60961-032-9
- Publisher
- New York : Shaye Areheart Books, c2002.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2002
In the Italian American enclave outside of Boston known as Revere, MA, Anthony Benedetto experiences the joy and heartbreak of growing up in the late 1960s with a colorful extended family. Raised by his grandparents after his parents' tragic deaths in a plane crash, the sensitive Anthony learns of the immigrant past of his ghettoized (self-...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2003
Adult/High School This '60s and '70s coming-of-age story centers on Anthony Benedetto, who grew up in Revere, a working-class, Italian-American suburb of Boston with a gritty edge. When Tony is orphaned at 10, his family embraces him in a warmth that sometimes weighs heavy. Raised by his grandparents, with his Uncle Pete always at hand, the boy becomes the dutiful son, a superachiever, and a promising artist. As children, Tony and Rosie, Pete's daughter, are inseparable, but when her mother deserts her family, the g...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
