{"product_id":"9780763624446-1","title":"Becoming Joe DiMaggio","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"With ineffable tenderness and absolute clarity, Testa tells a tale in blank verse. . . . Powerfully moving as it braids together baseball, family, and the Italian-American experience.\" — BOOKLIST (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's 1936, and the Yankees have just hired a star center fielder whose name sounds like music. What could be a better time for Papa-Angelo's grandson to be born? Christened after the legendary ballplayer, young Joseph Paul learns much at his Italian grandfather's knee — about holding your breath in front of the radio during a 3-2 count with the bases loaded and having the audacity to dream big dreams. \"Each poem is a perfect, gripping chapter,\" says KIRKUS RIVIEWS in a starred review of this novel in verse, which honors the timeless bond between a grandson and his immigrant grandfather — and the process of finding one's own place in a brave new world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Candlewick Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47042083193072,"sku":"9780763624446","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780763624446_p0.jpg?v=1763798664","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780763624446-1","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}