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4 reviews
Mary Cappello

Beacon Press, 1998

An insightful and poetic view of family and self
Ms. Cappello has a rare talent for illuminating the complex -- and bringing out the poetic in the everyday -- nature of family and its effects on self. Her autobiography is an intimate view of her self actualization as a scholar, lesbian, and human being in the contextof her Italian American upbringing. Even though this is a very self directed work, it continues to push the reader to ...

Bobby e il gattino coraggioso
Bianca Cappello Regina

Bennett & Hastings Publishing, 2007

This illustrated story is told in English and Italian on facing pages, making it a perfect primer for young readers learning either language. It tells the story of a kitten who is washed away from his home in Venice, Italy, when a storm seperates him from his mother. Through serendipity, he is adopted by a young American boy. Their friendship highlights the values of friendship and courage. Questo Libro Il racconto è basato sul vero. ...

Night Bloom: An Italian-American Life (Bluestreak)

1 review
Mary Cappello

Beacon Press, 1999

The paperback book I read had a different cover than the ones shown..
It had a blue cover with a young girl with her arms outstretched. I found it very engaging--I have never read a memoir like this before. I did some real deep thinking when I read this. I think the paperback book cover shown on this paperback is interesting--I could do some heavy thinking about what this cover was trying to tell the reader..This book was not an easy read for me; and I would not ...

Bobby and the Courageous Kitten
Regina Bianca Cappello

Bennett & Hastings Publishing, 2007

Awkward: A Detour

1 review
Mary Cappello

Bellevue Literary Press, 2007

Brilliant and Awkward
Awkward, A Detour by Mary Cappello is a brilliant, far-ranging meditation on the many aspects of awkwardness. Cappello takes the reader on journeys through Rome, Sicily, London, Moscow, and places in Canada and the United States as she explores the permutations of awkward. She delves deeply into her own past and present and that of her family and the impact of immigration on awkwardness. ...