![]() Pina makes a couple of desperate visits to her, but is repeatedly rebuffed. ![]() Pina discovers that her mother lives nearby and although she has never visited, she has not relinquished her parental rights. After a few awkward meetings, she begins to warm up to this earnest man who is determined to bring her up in the U.S. There are hints that her mother was a prostitute. Susanna receives a letter from a black American sailor who suspects he's her father. Both girls are shocked to discover that each of them has a living parent. Susanna, a mixed-race girl, is sure that high-spirited Pina will be adopted quickly because of her golden beauty, and she is keenly aware that she is unlikely to be chosen. ![]() Although the girls consider themselves sorelle (sisters), they still long to be part of a family. Grade 5–8-In this post-World War II novel set in Italy, Susanna and Pina, both 11, have lived at a Catholic orphanage since they were infants. ![]()
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