Paul Fleischman,Bagram Ibatoulline
Newbery Medalist Paul Fleischman and Bagram Ibatoulline tell a breathtaking immigration tale with appeal across generations.,"Pick whatever you like most. Then Iâ€™ll tell you its story." ,When a little girl visits her great-grandfather at his curio-filled home, she chooses an unusual object to learn about: an old cigar box. What she finds inside surprises her: a collection of matchboxes making up her great-grandfatherâ€™s diary, harboring objects she can hold in her hand, each one evoking a memory. Together they tell of his journey from Italy to a new country, before he could read and write â€” the olive pit his mother gave him to suck on when there wasnâ€™t enough food; a bottle cap he saw on his way to the boat; a ticket still retaining the thrill of his first baseball game. With a narrative entirely in dialogue, Paul Fleischman makes immediate the two charactersâ€™ foray into the past. With warmth and an uncanny eye for detail, Bagram Ibatoulline gives expressive life to their journey through time â€” and toward each other.
Childrens,Picture Books,Historical,Historical Fiction,Childrens,Family,Fiction,Historical,Cultural,Realistic Fiction,Cultural,Italy,Diary
The Matchbox Diary