LIBROS DEL AUTOR: michael j bellito

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  • The Absolutely True Story of the Homemade Beatles Tie
    Michael J. Bellito
    The importance of baseball in the author’s life is evident in his short story 'The Legacy of the Diamond.' I park the Dodge station wagon in front of Graceland Cemetery, where Chicago history is carved into large granite tombstones. Famous names adorn these structures: Carter Harrison, mayor of Chicago during the 'Haymarket Square' riots; Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweig...
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    9,27 €

  • The Silent Journey
    Michael J. Bellito / Michael JBellito
    The Silent Journey traces the path of lifelong teacher Michael J. Bellito, who had to give up his beloved profession after suffering a stroke.“I had a stroke on August 17, 2012,” he says.“My whole right side was paralyzed, plus I had the inability to talk. I was only 62 years old, ready to start my forty-first year of teaching. Ironically, I taught speech as well as English. I ...
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    10,15 €

  • The Hilltop
    Michael J. Bellito / Michael JBellito
    Sean McKay is attending a small college in Iowa. It's called Hilltop because it's built on a series of hills, making walking a difficult task in the winter.The year is 1968, and within a year, the school will have all its customs and values turned upside down. The Vietnam War is pulling students apart. But all Sean wants to do is find some real-life friends and a girlfr...
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    10,94 €

  • Abner’s Story
    Michael J. Bellito / Michael JBellito
    Abner is one hundred and nineteen years old. He is desperately trying to make his one hundred and twentieth birthday so he can see his beloved Cubs win the World Series. It is the year 2020, and Abner is the only living person to remember the last time the Cubs won the World Series. Matt and Jason are two pre-freshman who have taken on a summer assignment: interview an older ma...
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    10,98 €

  • First Time Around
    Michael J. Bellito
    John Belson is lonely. This one word sums up his entire being as he enters the massive junior high school building on his first day of eighth grade. More than anything else, John wants a friend, a buddy with whom to share the joys and sorrows of life. And, like any normal boy his age, he also wants a girlfriend, an innocent beauty who looks like Haley Mills or Natalie Wood. But...
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    10,98 €

  • Ten Again
    Michael J. Bellito / Michael JBellito
    'Hey, Mike, what’re we gonna do today?'It’s 1960, and Mike is ten again, at least in his mind. Looking back on his final year of elementary school, he reflects on the many challenges that confronted him then. Junior high and the opposite sex loom on the horizon-his mini-version of the New Frontier. From the neighborhood baseball field to the local movie theatre, from Hallowe...
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    10,87 €