As the author states in her Foreword: "My Nonno's story may seem like it is from Horatio Alger's late nineteenth-century collection of stories of respectful, honest, industrious adolescent boys who through hard work and perseverance rise from rags to riches, as they look at life optimistically. My Nonno epitomized the characteristics of many Italian immigrants. As a young and impressionable adolescent, he exemplified "courage, perseverance, and exploration"...