Red Cedar Award Nominee 2008/2009 Bressani Literary Prize Winner 2008 Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award Shortlist 2008 Chocolate Lily nominee 2007-2008 Rocky Mountain Book Award finalist, 2008 "Could life get more embarrassing?" Mariangela longs to play the piano; but when her Italian immigrant family arranges for accordion lessons instead, she can_t contain her disappointment. Who wants to be strapped to such a heavy, ugly old thing? But before she knows it, a mortified Mariangela is dragging the old accordion in a red wagon through the streets of Vancouver to her lessons. Try as she might, Mariangela can_t get the accordion to sing for her. Even her accordion teacher, whose two missing fingers and handsome looks fascinate her, cannot find a way to inspire his pupil. But he can tell stories, and through his own sometimes harrowing experiences, Mariangela gradually comes to understand both her family_s determination to start life in a new country and her own capacity to persevere. Author Victoria Miles drew from her mother_s own misadventures with the accordion to create a rich tapestry of Italian immigrant life in Vancouver during the thirties. Funny, sad, and ultimately inspiring, "Magnifico" is a coming of age story that will stay with the reader for a very long time.
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