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Gr 1–3—An Italian boy who recently moved to Wales is homesick and lonely. In a new landscape filled with chimney smoke and coal dust, the lad yearns for "sunlight, fountains, and the vanilla smell of ice cream" from his nonna's gelateria. He soon befriends Mr. Evans, an old man who keeps and trains racing pigeons. The boy names one of the birds "Re Del Cielo," "King of the Sky," and hopes that the white-headed flyer will be a champion, despite the bi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More