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    612-822-4611

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The Matchbox Diary

The Matchbox Diary

Ibatoulline, Bagram
Fleischman, Paul

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ISBN10: 0763676381
ISBN13: 9780763676384
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: Aug 2 2016
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.45
Height: 0.20 Width: 9.50 Depth: 10.40
Language: English
Instantly engrossing, free of self-pity, and resonant with resilience and gratitude . . . A powerful introduction to the American immigrant story. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

When a little girl visits her great-grandfather, she asks about the collection of matchboxes 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: the olive pit his mother gave him to suck on when there wasn'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. Newbery Medalist Paul Fleischman and acclaimed illustrator Bagram Ibatoulline tell a breathtaking immigration tale with appeal across generations.

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