나를 있게 한 모든 것들

Abstract

It's 1889. Tony Petrosino is 14 years old. He comes from a poor village in Italy. He has been in America for two years. Tony and his family live in a cramped tenement apartment in New York's Little Italy. His papa has seasonal work laying streets. His mamma sews garments and makes artificial flowers at home. Tony, his two brothers, and his sister do what they can to help. But Tony wants to do better. Struggling with neighborhood gangs, working as a part-time newsboy, he has learned English and graduated from the eighth grade. Now he'd like more education, but his papa, stuck in Old World ways, says no! Tony must become a full-time newsboy. He must give more to the family. Tony wants to rebel, but he is loyal to his family. His decision will begin the widening of his experience. His story and its conclusion will fascinate lovers of history and fiction alike.