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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.
About: Mariangela's Italian immigrant family arranges for accordion lessons for her, and even though she cannot be inspired to play well, Mariangela is fascinated by her teacher whose stories of his life help her to understand her own family.
About: When Mariangela's Italian immigrant family arranges accordion lessons for her despite her lack of talent, she becomes fascinated by her teacher whose stories of his life help her to understand her own family.
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