Based on a real family, real history and real setting.
Peppe needs a job to support an ill father and many sisters. As he searches for a job in Little Italy, the only job he can find is a substitute lamplighter. His father is disappointed and ashamed. Peppe slowly crumbles beneath his father's disapproval until he proves that his job is one that is valuable.
Strategies: inferring; reading with expression
Award: Caldecott Honor
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